Wildfire near Sidi Djillali, Algeria (2026)

Wildfire near Sidi Djillali — Sentinel-2 true color

Wildfire near Sidi Djillali — Sentinel-2 SWIR (fuego)

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True view (left): as the eye sees it.
Fire view (right): infrared (SWIR), sees through smoke and brings out the heat.

🟢 green = vegetation
🟤 brown = already burned
🟠 orange = fire right now

Drag to compare: normal photo on the left, heat brought out on the right.

Green: vegetationBrown: already burnedOrange: fire right nowSentinel-2 · Copernicus

The story so far

Summary written on Jul 25, while the fire was still active. It has since ended — the figures above are current.

Burning near the city of Sidi Djillali in Algeria, an active wildfire has expanded at an average daily growth of approximately 200 hectares per day over the course of two days. Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature from the front, alongside 35 heat detections clustered nearby over the past 48 hours.

The ongoing incident has scorched a total area of 400 hectares, which is equivalent to roughly 988 acres, since it started on July 23, 2026.

In context

This wildfire burned in Algeria for 2 days. In total it burned about 400 ha (988 acres) — around 4.0 km². That size is an estimate from satellite hotspots, not a measured area.

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