Thursday 5 November 2026

Mushrooms in Saint-Jean-du-Bois

Today, saffron milk caps are the best bet around Saint-Jean-du-Bois (94/100, very favourable). Département: Sarthe · altitude 41 m.

Saint-Jean-du-Bois is a municipality (616 inhabitants), at an altitude of 41 m (département: Sarthe, 72). On Thursday 5 November 2026, conditions are favourable for: saffron milk caps (94/100), parasol mushrooms (90/100), hedgehog mushrooms (85/100), wood blewits (72/100), black trumpets (68/100) and ceps (61/100). For saffron milk caps, conditions deteriorate over the next 8 days. Terrain: likely trees around the municipality (sweet chestnut and maritime pine), slightly acidic soil. Weather: 0 mm of rain fell over the last 8 days, 11 mm of rain is expected over the next 7 days, minimum temperatures range from 3 to 14 °C.

Open on the map

61/ 100

Ceps

Favourable

30/ 100

Chanterelles

Unlikely

0/ 100

Morels

Unfavourable

85/ 100

Hedgehog mushrooms

Very favourable

68/ 100

Black trumpets

Favourable

45/ 100

Funnel chanterelles

Possible

72/ 100

Wood blewits

Favourable

94/ 100

Saffron milk caps

Very favourable

90/ 100

Parasol mushrooms

Very favourable

8-day forecast

Ceps

61Thu 5

54Fri 6

49Sat 7

42Sun 8

40Mon 9

43Tue 10

44Wed 11

43Thu 12

Chanterelles

30Thu 5

25Fri 6

22Sat 7

17Sun 8

17Mon 9

20Tue 10

22Wed 11

22Thu 12

Morels

0Thu 5

0Fri 6

0Sat 7

0Sun 8

0Mon 9

0Tue 10

0Wed 11

0Thu 12

Hedgehog mushrooms

85Thu 5

85Fri 6

85Sat 7

83Sun 8

85Mon 9

85Tue 10

85Wed 11

85Thu 12

Black trumpets

68Thu 5

66Fri 6

63Sat 7

61Sun 8

59Mon 9

58Tue 10

60Wed 11

64Thu 12

Funnel chanterelles

45Thu 5

41Fri 6

39Sat 7

36Sun 8

35Mon 9

36Tue 10

41Wed 11

46Thu 12

Wood blewits

72Thu 5

70Fri 6

68Sat 7

66Sun 8

64Mon 9

63Tue 10

65Wed 11

68Thu 12

Saffron milk caps

94Thu 5

91Fri 6

86Sat 7

80Sun 8

77Mon 9

73Tue 10

73Wed 11

72Thu 12

Parasol mushrooms

90Thu 5

86Fri 6

84Sat 7

76Sun 8

79Mon 9

86Tue 10

92Wed 11

89Thu 12

Forests and soils around Saint-Jean-du-Bois

The terrain

Likely trees: sweet chestnut, maritime pine
Soil: slightly acidic (pH 5.9), balanced
Slope: 8° · north-facing

Habitat by species

Ceps	92	large forest of suitable host trees: sessile oak, Scots pine, maritime pine
Chanterelles	84	large forest of suitable host trees: sessile oak, Scots pine, maritime pine
Morels	50	large forest of suitable host trees
Hedgehog mushrooms	77	large forest of suitable host trees: sessile oak, Scots pine
Black trumpets	89	large forest of suitable host trees: sessile oak, sweet chestnut, pedunculate oak
Funnel chanterelles	60	large forest of suitable host trees: Scots pine, birch
Wood blewits	88	large forest of suitable host trees: sessile oak, Scots pine, sweet chestnut
Saffron milk caps	93	large forest of suitable host trees: Scots pine, black pine, maritime pine
Parasol mushrooms	95	large forest of suitable host trees

Recent and forecast weather

Day	Min	Max	Rain	Air humidity	Soil moisture
Thu 29	7 °C	15 °C	0.0 mm	80 %	24 %
Fri 30	5 °C	15 °C	0.0 mm	82 %	23 %
Sat 31	5 °C	15 °C	0.0 mm	82 %	21 %
Sun 1	6 °C	14 °C	0.0 mm	79 %	20 %
Mon 2	5 °C	13 °C	0.0 mm	84 %	19 %
Tue 3	7 °C	11 °C	0.0 mm	79 %	19 %
Wed 4	5 °C	11 °C	0.0 mm	70 %	18 %
Thu 5 forecast	4 °C	12 °C	0.0 mm	81 %	19 %
Fri 6 forecast	3 °C	12 °C	0.0 mm	92 %	19 %
Sat 7 forecast	4 °C	12 °C	0.0 mm	93 %	19 %
Sun 8 forecast	4 °C	7 °C	0.0 mm	96 %	19 %
Mon 9 forecast	5 °C	16 °C	0.7 mm	84 %	19 %
Tue 10 forecast	14 °C	20 °C	5.9 mm	83 %	23 %
Wed 11 forecast	12 °C	16 °C	0.0 mm	93 %	22 %
Thu 12 forecast	12 °C	16 °C	4.7 mm	94 %	36 %

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

Going further

Mushrooms in Sarthe · All départements · Ranking of départements · How the score is calculated

Neighbouring municipalities

La Suze-sur-Sarthe · Cérans-Foulletourte · Noyen-sur-Sarthe · Roëzé-sur-Sarthe · Saint-Georges-du-Bois · Malicorne-sur-Sarthe · Mézeray · Étival-lès-le-Mans