Wildfires in Portugal
12 wildfires have been recorded in Portugal by Global Incident Tracker, 12 of them in 2026. The most recent was on 8 October 2026. These are incidents our sources reported, not an official national total.
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Today (UTC)
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Last 7 days
12
In 2026
12
Total recorded
Continuous monitoring began 9 August 2026. These counters show what we have recorded since then, not everything that happened.
Most recent wildfires in Portugal
Active fire cluster 8 km W of Azambuja, Portugal — 12 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 21 km SSW of Vila Real, Portugal — 10 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 11 km ESE of Viana Do Castelo, Portugal — 13 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 18 km E of Sao Paulo De Frades, Portugal — 12 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 7 km ESE of Vilar, Portugal — 8 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 14 km SSE of Arcos De Valdevez, Portugal — 16 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 33 km SE of Evora, Portugal — 61 satellite hotspots
Severe
Active fire cluster 25 km W of Castelo Branco, Portugal — 63 satellite hotspots
Severe
Active fire cluster 15 km NNW of Cabeceiras De Basto, Portugal — 11 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 15 km WNW of Cabeceiras De Basto, Portugal — 12 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Destaque do mapa Wildfire: Hawk Fire, Nevada
Minor
Active fire cluster 13 km WSW of Vila Real, Portugal — 14 satellite hotspots
Moderate
When they happen
September carries the most wildfires we hold for Portugal — 10 of 12. This is when incidents were reported, so read a quiet month as either a quiet month or thin reporting.
| Month | Recorded | |
|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | |
| February | 0 | |
| March | 0 | |
| April | 0 | |
| May | 0 | |
| June | 0 | |
| July | 0 | |
| August | 1 | |
| September | 10 | |
| October | 1 | |
| November | 0 | |
| December | 0 |
Where this data comes from
Wildfires have official real-time feeds, and ours come from NASA FIRMS · NASA EONET · GDACS · Meteoalarm.