Thursday 5 November 2026

Mushrooms in Castiglione d'Orcia

Today, parasol mushrooms are the best bet around Castiglione d'Orcia (66/100, favourable). Region: Toscana · altitude 436 m.

Castiglione d'Orcia is a Italian municipality (2 158 inhabitants), at an altitude of 436 m (region: Toscana). On Thursday 5 November 2026, conditions are favourable for: parasol mushrooms (66/100) and hedgehog mushrooms (57/100). For parasol mushrooms, conditions are improving, with a peak expected on Wednesday 11 November 2026 (75/100). Terrain: neutral soil. Weather: 2 mm of rain fell over the last 8 days, 73 mm of rain is expected over the next 7 days, minimum temperatures range from 6 to 14 °C.

Open on the map

16/ 100

Ceps

Unlikely

16/ 100

Chanterelles

Unlikely

0/ 100

Morels

Unfavourable

57/ 100

Hedgehog mushrooms

Favourable

29/ 100

Black trumpets

Unlikely

4/ 100

Funnel chanterelles

Unfavourable

41/ 100

Wood blewits

Possible

40/ 100

Saffron milk caps

Possible

66/ 100

Parasol mushrooms

Favourable

8-day forecast

Ceps

16Thu 5

15Fri 6

14Sat 7

14Sun 8

13Mon 9

12Tue 10

14Wed 11

15Thu 12

Chanterelles

16Thu 5

15Fri 6

13Sat 7

13Sun 8

12Mon 9

15Tue 10

17Wed 11

17Thu 12

Morels

0Thu 5

0Fri 6

0Sat 7

0Sun 8

0Mon 9

0Tue 10

0Wed 11

0Thu 12

Hedgehog mushrooms

57Thu 5

55Fri 6

55Sat 7

54Sun 8

54Mon 9

54Tue 10

54Wed 11

55Thu 12

Black trumpets

29Thu 5

27Fri 6

25Sat 7

23Sun 8

22Mon 9

22Tue 10

25Wed 11

30Thu 12

Funnel chanterelles

4Thu 5

3Fri 6

3Sat 7

2Sun 8

2Mon 9

3Tue 10

4Wed 11

5Thu 12

Wood blewits

41Thu 5

39Fri 6

36Sat 7

36Sun 8

34Mon 9

34Tue 10

35Wed 11

36Thu 12

Saffron milk caps

40Thu 5

39Fri 6

38Sat 7

38Sun 8

37Mon 9

37Tue 10

42Wed 11

46Thu 12

Parasol mushrooms

66Thu 5

65Fri 6

64Sat 7

63Sun 8

63Mon 9

68Tue 10

75Wed 11

74Thu 12

Forests and soils around Castiglione d'Orcia

The terrain

Soil: neutral (pH 7.5), clayey
Slope: 9°

Habitat by species

Ceps	14	fine forest nearby with suitable host trees: downy oak, maritime pine
Chanterelles	22	fine forest nearby with suitable host trees: sweet chestnut, maritime pine
Morels	97	fine forest nearby with suitable host trees
Hedgehog mushrooms	35	forest nearby, partly suitable tree species
Black trumpets	44	forest nearby, partly suitable tree species
Funnel chanterelles	6	forest nearby, partly suitable tree species
Wood blewits	46	forest nearby, partly suitable tree species
Saffron milk caps	25	fine forest nearby with suitable host trees: maritime 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	10 °C	17 °C	0.0 mm	72 %	24 %
Fri 30	9 °C	15 °C	0.2 mm	83 %	24 %
Sat 31	7 °C	14 °C	0.0 mm	83 %	25 %
Sun 1	6 °C	10 °C	0.6 mm	81 %	27 %
Mon 2	6 °C	11 °C	1.2 mm	85 %	29 %
Tue 3	7 °C	13 °C	0.0 mm	83 %	28 %
Wed 4	7 °C	14 °C	0.0 mm	81 %	27 %
Thu 5 forecast	7 °C	14 °C	0.0 mm	82 %	26 %
Fri 6 forecast	9 °C	11 °C	14.2 mm	94 %	34 %
Sat 7 forecast	8 °C	12 °C	5.1 mm	95 %	36 %
Sun 8 forecast	7 °C	13 °C	0.0 mm	88 %	33 %
Mon 9 forecast	7 °C	14 °C	1.4 mm	86 %	31 %
Tue 10 forecast	10 °C	14 °C	3.0 mm	90 %	32 %
Wed 11 forecast	14 °C	17 °C	39.8 mm	95 %	40 %
Thu 12 forecast	14 °C	17 °C	9.0 mm	94 %	32 %

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

Going further

Mushrooms in Toscana · All regions · Ranking of regions · How the score is calculated

Neighbouring municipalities

Abbadia San Salvatore · Montalcino · Castel del Piano · San Quirico d'Orcia · Pienza · Radicofani · Seggiano