Wildfire near Vila Verde (Jul 27)
Started on Jul 27, 2026.
Portugal today7 days
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Fire (SWIR)
Infrared / SWIR (right): sees through smoke.
🟢 green = vegetation
🟤 red/brown = burned
🟠 orange = active fire
Imagery: Sentinel-2 (Copernicus). Drag to compare smoke vs. infrared.
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
Burning near Vila Verde, Portugal, an active wildfire has scorched 100 hectares (247 acres) since its start on July 27, 2026. Satellites are currently picking up a moderate heat signature from the burning front, while six recent heat detections cluster nearby to indicate how far the fire has spread.
In context
This wildfire burned in Portugal for 2 days. In total it burned about 130 ha (321 acres) — around 1.3 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 65,438 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 38% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus EFFIS.
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