Nine municipalities distributed across three districts of mainland Portugal are at maximum fire danger. This maximum risk classification represents the highest level of the fire danger scale.
The municipalities affected in the district of Santarém are Sardoal and Mação. In the district of Portalegre, the maximum danger situation covers the municipalities of Gavião, Nisa, Portalegre, Castelo de Vide, and Marvão. In the district of Faro, the municipalities at highest risk are Monchique and Portimão.
The concentration of municipalities at maximum fire danger covers both inland areas of the country and regions of the Algarve, indicating that the risk extends to different geographies of mainland Portuguese territory.
This information about maximum fire danger suggests adverse weather conditions, such as high temperatures, low relative humidity, and wind, which favor the spread of forest fires.
