Wildfire, Paraguay (2026) — Map & Containment

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

An active wildfire in Paraguay has consumed 680 hectares, or 1,680 acres, since it started on July 31, 2026. Orbiting satellites are currently detecting a moderate heat signature from the active front, alongside 29 heat detections clustered nearby over the past 48 hours, indicating the local spread of the blaze.

This incident unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which runs roughly from November to March during the southern summer. Despite this ongoing activity, the broader national picture remains subdued, with 408,310 hectares burned across the country so far in 2026, marking an 87 percent decrease compared to the two-decade average.

In context

This wildfire burned in Paraguay for 2 days. In total it burned about 680 ha (1,680 acres) — around 6.8 km². That size is an estimate from satellite hotspots, not a measured area.

Close to the tropics, fires tend to follow the dry season and are often linked to land-clearing rather than a single summer peak.