Wildfires in Portugal — what is burning right now?

Live overview of Portuguese wildfires: every burned area measured in the past 42 days, the nearest town for each fire, and day-by-day satellite image series for the biggest ones. Hotspot detections on the live map refresh every 20 minutes.

34measured burned areas · 42 days
27,656hectares burned · 42 days
Aug 23, 2026latest detection

Burned areas in Portugal — past 42 days

AreaFirst seenLast seenNearest townSatellite series
738 haAug 22, 2026Aug 23, 2026Vila Real · 12 km—
522 haAug 22, 2026Aug 22, 2026Fafe · 9 km—
204 haJul 29, 2026Aug 22, 2026Alhandra—
123 haAug 18, 2026Aug 22, 2026Setúbal · 5 km—
411 haAug 19, 2026Aug 20, 2026Alijó—
Burned area near Boticas from space3,250 haAug 16, 2026Aug 20, 2026Boticas · 7 kmsatellite page →
Burned area near Chaves from space297 haAug 19, 2026Aug 20, 2026Chaves · 10 kmsatellite page →
Burned area near Chaves from space264 haAug 19, 2026Aug 20, 2026Chaves · 7 kmsatellite page →
Burned area near Arouca from space2,399 haAug 18, 2026Aug 20, 2026Arouca · 6 kmsatellite page →
Burned area near Hermisende from space1,118 haAug 15, 2026Aug 19, 2026Hermisende · 5 kmsatellite page →
Burned area near Carrazeda de Anciães from space4,510 haAug 16, 2026Aug 19, 2026Carrazeda de Anciães · 10 kmsatellite page →
1,204 haAug 17, 2026Aug 19, 2026Negrelos—
749 haAug 18, 2026Aug 19, 2026Monção · 10 km—
522 haAug 18, 2026Aug 19, 2026Arcos de Valdevez · 6 km—
243 haAug 18, 2026Aug 19, 2026Vale de Cambra · 5 km—
194 haAug 19, 2026Aug 19, 2026Arcos de Valdevez · 12 km—
145 haAug 19, 2026Aug 19, 2026Vila Real · 8 km—
355 haAug 18, 2026Aug 19, 2026Felgueiras · 5 km—
288 haAug 17, 2026Aug 19, 2026Valpaços · 17 km—
817 haAug 16, 2026Aug 18, 2026Perafita—
500 haAug 15, 2026Aug 18, 2026Póvoa de Lanhoso · 6 km—
287 haAug 17, 2026Aug 18, 2026Fafe · 6 km—
1,626 haAug 16, 2026Aug 18, 2026Ponte de Lima · 8 km—
Burned area near Vila Flor from space592 haAug 18, 2026Aug 18, 2026Vila Flor · 5 kmsatellite page →
186 haAug 18, 2026Aug 18, 2026Lamego · 9 km—
458 haAug 14, 2026Aug 15, 2026Murça · 8 km—
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Data. Hotspots: NASA MODIS & VIIRS (updated ~20 min). Burned-area outlines and sizes: Copernicus Emergency Management Service / EFFIS (CC BY 4.0). Satellite image series: Copernicus Sentinel-2. Place names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0).

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