Wildfire near Thebes, Domvraína, Greece (2026)

Wildfire near Thebes — Sentinel-2 true color

Wildfire near Thebes — Sentinel-2 SWIR (fuego)

True view Fire view

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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 Aug 2, while the fire was still active. It has since ended — the figures above are current.

An active wildfire is burning near Δημοτική Ενότητα Θίσβης in Greece, where satellites are picking up an intense heat signature driven by 33 heat detections nearby over the last 48 hours. The blaze has scorched 830 hectares, or 2,051 acres, since it started on August 1, 2026.

This incident unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which runs from June to September. Despite this current activity, the broader national picture shows that 21,116 hectares have burned so far in 2026, tracking 58% below the two-decade average.

In context

This wildfire burned in Greece for 2 days. In total it burned about 830 ha (2,051 acres) — around 8.3 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.