EndedUpdated · Source: EFFIS

Wildfire near Sobreira Formosa e Alvito da Beira

Started

Burned
1,031 hectares
2,548 acres
Lasted
48 days
from Sep 14, 2026
Growth per day
21 hectares
on average
People working on it
6
at the last report
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Key facts

Source: EFFIS
Official statusMonitoringNot fought: watched. Usually remote terrain.
JurisdictionANEPC

The story so far

A four-day campaign by firefighters in Portugal has successfully brought an end to the wildfire near Sobreira Formosa e Alvito da Beira, which ignited on September 14, 2026. Over the course of its run, the blaze consumed 1,031 hectares (2,548 acres) of transitional woodland-shrub and agricultural areas, maintaining an average daily growth of approximately 258 hectares per day.

This incident unfolded within a broader national context where Portugal has recorded 66,773 hectares burned so far in 2026, a figure that sits 37% below the country's two-decade average. The fire itself occurred during the region's typical fire season, which spans from June to October.

In context

This wildfire burned in Portugal for 45 days. In total it burned about 1,031 ha (2,548 acres) — around 10 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 71,525 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 32% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus EFFIS.

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