Thursday 5 November 2026

Mushrooms in Affoltern am Albis

Today, hedgehog mushrooms are the best bet around Affoltern am Albis (64/100, favourable). Canton: Zürich · altitude 490 m.

Affoltern am Albis is a Swiss municipality (12 882 inhabitants), at an altitude of 490 m (canton: Zürich). On Thursday 5 November 2026, conditions are favourable for: hedgehog mushrooms (64/100) and saffron milk caps (56/100). For hedgehog mushrooms, conditions are improving, with a peak expected on Wednesday 11 November 2026 (78/100). Terrain: likely trees around the municipality (Norway spruce), slightly acidic soil. Weather: 0 mm of rain fell over the last 8 days, 20 mm of rain is expected over the next 7 days, minimum temperatures range from 3 to 9 °C.

Open on the map

23/ 100

Ceps

Unlikely

2/ 100

Chanterelles

Unfavourable

0/ 100

Morels

Unfavourable

64/ 100

Hedgehog mushrooms

Favourable

49/ 100

Black trumpets

Possible

28/ 100

Funnel chanterelles

Unlikely

52/ 100

Wood blewits

Possible

56/ 100

Saffron milk caps

Favourable

43/ 100

Parasol mushrooms

Possible

8-day forecast

Ceps

23Thu 5

21Fri 6

20Sat 7

19Sun 8

20Mon 9

20Tue 10

20Wed 11

20Thu 12

Chanterelles

2Thu 5

0Fri 6

4Sat 7

5Sun 8

7Mon 9

8Tue 10

9Wed 11

9Thu 12

Morels

0Thu 5

0Fri 6

0Sat 7

0Sun 8

0Mon 9

0Tue 10

0Wed 11

0Thu 12

Hedgehog mushrooms

64Thu 5

64Fri 6

65Sat 7

68Sun 8

72Mon 9

75Tue 10

78Wed 11

78Thu 12

Black trumpets

49Thu 5

46Fri 6

44Sat 7

42Sun 8

42Mon 9

44Tue 10

45Wed 11

46Thu 12

Funnel chanterelles

28Thu 5

27Fri 6

25Sat 7

25Sun 8

27Mon 9

30Tue 10

32Wed 11

36Thu 12

Wood blewits

52Thu 5

50Fri 6

48Sat 7

48Sun 8

49Mon 9

52Tue 10

52Wed 11

54Thu 12

Saffron milk caps

56Thu 5

52Fri 6

49Sat 7

47Sun 8

47Mon 9

47Tue 10

47Wed 11

46Thu 12

Parasol mushrooms

43Thu 5

40Fri 6

41Sat 7

43Sun 8

46Mon 9

47Tue 10

49Wed 11

52Thu 12

Forests and soils around Affoltern am Albis

The terrain

Likely trees: Norway spruce
Soil: slightly acidic (pH 5.9), balanced
Slope: 3° · north-facing

Habitat by species

Ceps	60	fine forest nearby with suitable host trees: Norway spruce, silver fir, beech
Chanterelles	57	fine forest nearby with suitable host trees: Norway spruce, beech, Scots pine
Morels	26	fine forest nearby with suitable host trees
Hedgehog mushrooms	63	fine forest nearby with suitable host trees: Norway spruce, silver fir, beech
Black trumpets	43	fine forest nearby with suitable host trees: beech
Funnel chanterelles	37	fine forest nearby with suitable host trees: Norway spruce, silver fir, beech
Wood blewits	39	fine forest nearby with suitable host trees: Norway spruce, silver fir, beech
Saffron milk caps	61	fine forest nearby with suitable host trees: Norway spruce, silver fir, Scots pine
Parasol mushrooms	45	fine forest nearby with suitable host trees

Recent and forecast weather

Day	Min	Max	Rain	Air humidity	Soil moisture
Thu 29	6 °C	10 °C	0.0 mm	92 %	29 %
Fri 30	5 °C	10 °C	0.0 mm	86 %	28 %
Sat 31	5 °C	9 °C	0.0 mm	86 %	28 %
Sun 1	4 °C	9 °C	0.0 mm	80 %	28 %
Mon 2	3 °C	6 °C	0.0 mm	85 %	27 %
Tue 3	4 °C	5 °C	0.0 mm	86 %	27 %
Wed 4	4 °C	6 °C	0.0 mm	89 %	27 %
Thu 5 forecast	3 °C	9 °C	0.0 mm	90 %	26 %
Fri 6 forecast	6 °C	9 °C	0.2 mm	88 %	26 %
Sat 7 forecast	6 °C	10 °C	4.4 mm	92 %	30 %
Sun 8 forecast	6 °C	11 °C	2.2 mm	91 %	29 %
Mon 9 forecast	6 °C	11 °C	10.2 mm	90 %	31 %
Tue 10 forecast	6 °C	10 °C	0.0 mm	88 %	27 %
Wed 11 forecast	7 °C	13 °C	0.2 mm	88 %	27 %
Thu 12 forecast	9 °C	16 °C	2.6 mm	85 %	37 %

Temperatures corrected for the altitude of the municipality. Source: Open-Meteo.

Going further

Mushrooms in Zürich · All cantons · Ranking of cantons · How the score is calculated

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