perigo de incêndio rural
Published 8 November 2026, 22:23
perigo de incêndio rural — rural fire danger
A rating that decides, in summer, what you may and may not do on a given day. IPMA and ICNF recalculate it every day, separately for each municipality; there are five classes: "reduced", "moderate", "high", "very high" and "maximum". At the top two levels bans come into force on bonfires, barbecues outside designated areas, fireworks and sky lanterns, smoking and any use of fire in the countryside, and petrol strimmers and chainsaws. A map nine days ahead is available on the IPMA website.
Where you come across it. Before burning branches, before using a strimmer, before a hike or a barbecue in the countryside.
This is not the same as a yellow or orange heat warning: weather warnings are issued by district and do not ban anything.
Official website: ipma.pt/pt/riscoincendio/rcm.pt