Wildfire near Sobrado, Portugal (2026)

Wildfire near Sobrado — Sentinel-2 true color

Wildfire near Sobrado — 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

Key facts

Source: NASA FIRMS

Official statusConcludedOver.

JurisdictionANEPC

The story so far

Summary written on Aug 17, while the fire was still active. It has since ended — the figures above are current.

Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature from the active wildfire burning near Sobrado, Portugal, which has charred 130 hectares (321 acres) since it started on August 17, 2026. Orbiting sensors have detected five heat signatures over the past 48 hours, illustrating the current spread of the fire across the landscape.

A response force of 180 personnel deployed by ANEPC is currently working to suppress the active blaze. The fire is burning during Portugal's typical fire season, which runs from June to October.

So far in 2026, a total of 57,663 hectares have burned across the country, a figure that remains 45% below the two-decade average.

In context

This wildfire burned in Portugal for 2 days. In total it burned about 130 ha (321 acres) — around 1.3 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.