Wednesday 4 November 2026

Mushrooms in Messel

Today, hedgehog mushrooms have the best chances around Messel (57/100, favourable). Land : Hessen · altitude 177 m.

Messel is a German municipality (4 229 inhabitants), at an altitude of 177 m (Land: Hessen). On Wednesday 4 November 2026, conditions are favourable for: hedgehog mushrooms (57/100). For hedgehog mushrooms, conditions remain stable, with a maximum on Tuesday 10 November 2026 (59/100). Terrain: likely trees around the municipality (beech, pedunculate oak, Scots pine and sessile oak), slightly acidic soil. Weather: 2 mm of rain fell over the last 8 days, 18 mm of rain are expected over the next 7 days, minimum temperatures range from 0 to 7 °C.

Open on the map

19/ 100

Ceps

Unlikely

5/ 100

Chanterelles

Unfavourable

0/ 100

Morels

Unfavourable

57/ 100

Hedgehog mushrooms

Favourable

39/ 100

Black trumpets

Possible

31/ 100

Funnel chanterelles

Unlikely

54/ 100

Wood blewits

Possible

44/ 100

Saffron milk caps

Possible

37/ 100

Parasol mushrooms

Possible

8-day forecast

Ceps

19Wed 4

18Thu 5

16Fri 6

14Sat 7

13Sun 8

13Mon 9

13Tue 10

12Wed 11

Chanterelles

5Wed 4

4Thu 5

0Fri 6

0Sat 7

1Sun 8

2Mon 9

3Tue 10

3Wed 11

Morels

0Wed 4

0Thu 5

0Fri 6

0Sat 7

0Sun 8

0Mon 9

0Tue 10

0Wed 11

Hedgehog mushrooms

57Wed 4

57Thu 5

55Fri 6

55Sat 7

55Sun 8

56Mon 9

59Tue 10

59Wed 11

Black trumpets

39Wed 4

38Thu 5

37Fri 6

35Sat 7

33Sun 8

32Mon 9

33Tue 10

35Wed 11

Funnel chanterelles

31Wed 4

21Thu 5

19Fri 6

18Sat 7

17Sun 8

17Mon 9

18Tue 10

19Wed 11

Wood blewits

54Wed 4

36Thu 5

35Fri 6

34Sat 7

33Sun 8

32Mon 9

34Tue 10

35Wed 11

Saffron milk caps

44Wed 4

42Thu 5

39Fri 6

36Sat 7

34Sun 8

32Mon 9

32Tue 10

31Wed 11

Parasol mushrooms

37Wed 4

35Thu 5

32Fri 6

30Sat 7

29Sun 8

29Mon 9

30Tue 10

30Wed 11

Forests and soils around Messel

The terrain

Likely trees: beech, pedunculate oak, Scots pine, sessile oak
Soil: slightly acidic (pH 5.9), équilibrée
Slope: 3°

Habitat by species

Ceps	96	large forest of suitable host trees: pedunculate oak, sessile oak, beech
Chanterelles	86	large forest of suitable host trees: pedunculate oak, sessile oak, beech
Morels	50	large forest of suitable host trees
Hedgehog mushrooms	94	large forest of suitable host trees: sessile oak, beech, Norway spruce
Black trumpets	93	large forest of suitable host trees: pedunculate oak, sessile oak, beech
Funnel chanterelles	81	large forest of suitable host trees: beech, Norway spruce, Scots pine
Wood blewits	64	large forest of suitable host trees: pedunculate oak, sessile oak, beech
Saffron milk caps	92	large forest of suitable host trees: Norway spruce, Scots pine
Parasol mushrooms	69	large forest of suitable host trees

Recent and forecast weather

Day	Min	Max	Rain	Air humidity	Soil moisture
Wed 28	6 °C	14 °C	1.5 mm	84 %	24 %
Thu 29	2 °C	13 °C	0.0 mm	88 %	23 %
Fri 30	2 °C	13 °C	0.0 mm	89 %	22 %
Sat 31	1 °C	9 °C	0.0 mm	91 %	22 %
Sun 1	2 °C	11 °C	0.0 mm	83 %	22 %
Mon 2	-0 °C	10 °C	0.0 mm	78 %	21 %
Tue 3	3 °C	8 °C	0.0 mm	64 %	19 %
Wed 4 forecast	5 °C	10 °C	0.0 mm	68 %	18 %
Thu 5 forecast	3 °C	11 °C	0.0 mm	77 %	17 %
Fri 6 forecast	2 °C	9 °C	0.0 mm	80 %	14 %
Sat 7 forecast	2 °C	7 °C	0.7 mm	86 %	15 %
Sun 8 forecast	4 °C	10 °C	0.5 mm	90 %	18 %
Mon 9 forecast	3 °C	9 °C	0.3 mm	86 %	17 %
Tue 10 forecast	7 °C	9 °C	12.6 mm	93 %	26 %
Wed 11 forecast	4 °C	12 °C	4.2 mm	89 %	35 %

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

Going further

Mushrooms in Hessen · All Länder · Ranking of Länder · How the score is calculated

Neighbouring municipalities

Darmstadt · Rodgau · Dreieich · Langen (Hessen) · Neu-Isenburg · Dietzenbach · Rödermark · Heusenstamm