Wildfire near Villamanín (Sep 5), Spain (2026)

This fire in numbers3 days

130Hectares · estimated321Acres · estimated3Days it lasted

Started on Sep 5, 2026.

Spain today7 days

2Fires · 7d34Hotspots 48h230Hectares · 7d

Last 7 days · falling

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Wildfire near Villamanín (Sep 5) — Sentinel-2 true color

Wildfire near Villamanín (Sep 5) — 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

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

Red dots: heat detected by satellite in the last 48h. NASA FIRMS

About 10 km north of Villamanín.

Satellites are picking up a moderate heat signature from the active wildfire near Villamanín, Spain, which has already consumed 130 hectares (321 acres) since it started on September 5, 2026. Orbiting sensors have detected six separate heat signatures nearby over the past 48 hours, illustrating the current spread of the active front in a region where the typical fire season runs from June to October.

This incident unfolds during a severe year for the country, with 295,856 hectares burned so far in 2026, tracking 211% above the two-decade average.

In context

This wildfire burned in Spain 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.