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Wildfire near Sardoal

Ended · 100 hectares (247 acres) · Started · Updated

This fire in numbers3 days
100Hectares247Acres3Days it lasted

Started on Aug 22, 2026.

Portugal today7 days
0Fires · 7d4Hotspots 48h0Hectares · 7d
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Green: vegetationBrown: already burnedOrange: fire right nowSentinel-2 · Copernicus

Red dots: heat detected by satellite in the last 48h. NASA FIRMS

Quick facts

Official status
MonitoringNot fought: watched. Usually remote terrain.
People working on it
21 people
Jurisdiction
ANEPC

Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature from the active wildfire burning near Sardoal, Portugal, which has grown to 100 hectares (247 acres) since it started on August 22, 2026. The advancing front has triggered four heat detections in the past 48 hours, illustrating the local spread of the incident.

A massive response led by ANEPC has deployed 538 personnel to the ground to combat the blaze. The current emergency unfolds within Portugal's typical fire season, which spans from June to October. Despite this active incident, the broader national picture shows that 64,105 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking a 39% decrease compared to the country's two-decade average.

In context

This wildfire burned in Portugal for 2 days. In total it burned about 100 ha (247 acres) — around 1.0 km².

In the Northern Hemisphere, wildfire activity usually peaks during the warm, dry months — roughly May through October.

The bigger picture in Portugal

Across Portugal, roughly 71,456 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 32% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus EFFIS.

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