See the most recent data on the wildfire situation in the EU and the fire danger forecast for the coming days.
The data is sourced from the European Forest Fires Information System (EFFIS) of the Copernicus Emergency Management Service, which is implemented by the JRC. All data from EFFIS and presented here refers to fires larger than 30 hectares.
The data is updated every Tuesday.
Wildfire situation in the EU - updated 15 July 2025
Evolution of burnt areas in EU
The graph shows that the area affected by fires has reached approximately 230,000 hectares.
This value is higher than the average of 105,586 hectares recorded for this time of year over the past 19 years (2006-2024).
Fire danger forecast for the next 7 days
The median fire weather index anomaly map shows a clear shift from recent weeks.
Germany, Ireland, and the UK are expected to see lower anomalies than before. In contrast, most of Scandinavia is expected to face extreme to very extreme anomalies.
High to extreme anomalies are also expected to predominate across western and southern Iberia, most of France, southern Italy, the Adriatic coast, Bulgaria, Greece, eastern Ukraine, and northern Türkiye.
Long-term fire weather forecast
Seasonal temperature anomalies - August 2025Warmer than usual temperatures are expected across the entire continent, with more extreme temperature anomalies in western, central, and eastern Europe.
Seasonal rainfall anomalies - August 2025Southern Europe likely to see normal rainfall patterns. Drier-than-normal conditions for the rest of the continent.
About this data
Fires mapped in EFFIS and presented here are approximately 30 hectares or larger and may include fires set intentionally for the purpose of vegetation management.
Note that this data might differ from that reported by national monitoring systems due to the use of different methodologies (e.g. differences in the size of the fires mapped or how a wildfire is categorised).