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Thursday 5 November 2026

Where to look for mushrooms today?

Ceps, chanterelles, morels, black trumpets, wood blewits and more: growing conditions in the 2 110 municipalities of Switzerland, recalculated every morning.

?Photo Dietmar Rabich, CC BY-SA 4.0
Today

Best cantons today

Ceps

  1. Ticino 34
  2. Genève 25
  3. Basel-Stadt 23
  4. Aargau 22
  5. Basel-Landschaft 21

Chanterelles

  1. Ticino 15
  2. Genève 11
  3. Zug 5
  4. Aargau 4
  5. Basel-Stadt 4

Morels

Out of season at the moment.

Hedgehog mushrooms

  1. Ticino 70
  2. Aargau 67
  3. Basel-Landschaft 66
  4. Genève 64
  5. Schaffhausen 64

Black trumpets

  1. Basel-Landschaft 61
  2. Genève 55
  3. Ticino 54
  4. Zug 54
  5. Schaffhausen 53

Funnel chanterelles

  1. Nidwalden 32
  2. Zug 30
  3. Basel-Stadt 27
  4. St. Gallen 27
  5. Ticino 26

Wood blewits

  1. Zug 68
  2. Genève 62
  3. Basel-Landschaft 60
  4. Ticino 56
  5. St. Gallen 56

Saffron milk caps

  1. Basel-Landschaft 57
  2. Aargau 52
  3. Schaffhausen 51
  4. Zürich 50
  5. Solothurn 50

Parasol mushrooms

  1. Ticino 62
  2. Genève 56
  3. Aargau 45
  4. Basel-Landschaft 43
  5. Zug 43
Guide

Sporalo's nine species

Two Bordeaux ceps with brown caps and pale swollen stems, in woodland undergrowth

Ceps

Boletus edulis s. l.
 Three egg-yellow chanterelles growing in green moss

Chanterelles

Cantharellus cibarius s. l.
 Blond morel with an ochre honeycombed cap, among spring grasses

Morels

Morchella spp.
 Hedgehog mushrooms with cream caps among dead leaves

Hedgehog mushrooms

Hydnum repandum & rufescens
 Grey-black funnel-shaped black trumpets in golden dead leaves

Black trumpets

Craterellus cornucopioides & cinereus
 Funnel chanterelles with brown caps and yellow stems

Funnel chanterelles

Craterellus tubaeformis
 Wood blewits with lilac caps in the litter

Wood blewits

Lepista nuda
 Orange saffron milk caps under pines

Saffron milk caps

Lactarius deliciosus s. l.
 Two parasol mushrooms in tall grass, a young one with a closed cap and an adult one spread like a parasol on a long banded stem

Parasol mushrooms

Macrolepiota procera
Transparency

How it is calculated

Temperature, rain over the last two weeks, soil moisture, season, host trees, pH and aspect: each factor, its weight and the 29 scientific publications it rests on.

Method & sources The 26 cantons

  • 100% open data: Open-Meteo, swisstopo, JRC, ESA WorldCover, OpenLandMap, Copernicus
  • Calculated daily for every municipality, 8-day forecast
  • Free, no advertising, no account, no tracking

Frequently asked questions

Where to look for mushrooms today in Switzerland?

The daily ranking, updated every morning, lists for each species the cantons where growing conditions are most favourable: sporalo.com/en/ch/classement. The map then details the score of each of the 2 110 municipalities.

Which species does Sporalo follow?

Nine highly sought-after species: ceps, chanterelles, morels, hedgehog mushrooms, black trumpets, funnel chanterelles, wood blewits, saffron milk caps and parasol mushrooms. Each has its own page with identification, look-alikes, habitat and season.

How is the growth score calculated?

The score (0 to 100) combines the municipality's recent weather (temperature, rain over the past weeks, soil moisture, frost), the time of year and the altitude, then the habitat around the municipality (forests, host tree species, soil, aspect, land cover). Each factor limits the others: a single very unfavourable factor is enough to make the score drop. The Method page details the principles and the sources.

Is the score reliable?

The model was compared with real foraging observations (GBIF data) and with the weather of control days: across 5 973 observations, the day the species was found scores higher than an ordinary day in 73% of cases (chance would give 50%). It is an indicator of favourable conditions, not a guarantee of finding mushrooms.

When is the data updated?

Every morning, from Open-Meteo observations and forecasts. Forecasts cover 8 days; the calculation date is shown on every page.

Can Sporalo help me identify a mushroom?

No. Sporalo shows where and when conditions are favourable, not what a mushroom is. Never eat a mushroom without certain identification: if in doubt, show your harvest to a pharmacist or a mycological society; if you have symptoms, call Tox Info Suisse (145) or 144.

Is Sporalo free?

Yes: free, with no advertising, no account and no tracking. The data used is open.