Thursday 5 November 2026

Mushrooms in Castelsaraceno

Today, parasol mushrooms are the best bet around Castelsaraceno (78/100, very favourable). Region: Basilicata · altitude 1091 m.

Castelsaraceno is a Italian municipality (1 260 inhabitants), at an altitude of 1091 m (region: Basilicata). On Thursday 5 November 2026, conditions are favourable for: parasol mushrooms (78/100), hedgehog mushrooms (67/100) and wood blewits (58/100). For parasol mushrooms, conditions remain stable, with a maximum on Monday 9 November 2026 (82/100). Terrain: slightly acidic soil. Weather: 31 mm of rain fell over the last 8 days, 3 mm of rain is expected over the next 7 days, minimum temperatures range from 4 to 8 °C.

Open on the map

36/ 100

Ceps

Possible

13/ 100

Chanterelles

Unfavourable

0/ 100

Morels

Unfavourable

67/ 100

Hedgehog mushrooms

Favourable

39/ 100

Black trumpets

Possible

7/ 100

Funnel chanterelles

Unfavourable

58/ 100

Wood blewits

Favourable

54/ 100

Saffron milk caps

Possible

78/ 100

Parasol mushrooms

Very favourable

8-day forecast

Ceps

36Thu 5

39Fri 6

38Sat 7

37Sun 8

35Mon 9

34Tue 10

32Wed 11

32Thu 12

Chanterelles

13Thu 5

13Fri 6

13Sat 7

13Sun 8

13Mon 9

12Tue 10

11Wed 11

12Thu 12

Morels

0Thu 5

0Fri 6

0Sat 7

0Sun 8

0Mon 9

0Tue 10

0Wed 11

0Thu 12

Hedgehog mushrooms

67Thu 5

66Fri 6

67Sat 7

68Sun 8

68Mon 9

68Tue 10

68Wed 11

68Thu 12

Black trumpets

39Thu 5

48Fri 6

55Sat 7

62Sun 8

65Mon 9

63Tue 10

63Wed 11

62Thu 12

Funnel chanterelles

7Thu 5

9Fri 6

11Sat 7

13Sun 8

14Mon 9

14Tue 10

14Wed 11

14Thu 12

Wood blewits

58Thu 5

68Fri 6

78Sat 7

85Sun 8

89Mon 9

88Tue 10

87Wed 11

86Thu 12

Saffron milk caps

54Thu 5

60Fri 6

58Sat 7

57Sun 8

55Mon 9

53Tue 10

51Wed 11

49Thu 12

Parasol mushrooms

78Thu 5

77Fri 6

79Sat 7

80Sun 8

82Mon 9

80Tue 10

79Wed 11

81Thu 12

Forests and soils around Castelsaraceno

The terrain

Soil: slightly acidic (pH 6.4), balanced
Slope: 14° · north-facing

Habitat by species

Ceps	64	large forest of suitable host trees: downy oak, maritime pine
Chanterelles	38	large forest of suitable host trees: sweet chestnut, maritime pine
Morels	61	large forest of suitable host trees
Hedgehog mushrooms	51	large forest, but tree species poorly suited to the hedgehog mushroom
Black trumpets	57	large forest, but tree species poorly suited to the black trumpet
Funnel chanterelles	12	large forest, but tree species poorly suited to the funnel chanterelle
Wood blewits	93	large forest, but tree species poorly suited to the wood blewit
Saffron milk caps	42	large forest of suitable host trees: maritime pine
Parasol mushrooms	99	large forest of suitable host trees

Recent and forecast weather

Day	Min	Max	Rain	Air humidity	Soil moisture
Thu 29	6 °C	13 °C	0.0 mm	69 %	26 %
Fri 30	6 °C	12 °C	0.5 mm	74 %	27 %
Sat 31	6 °C	12 °C	0.0 mm	76 %	27 %
Sun 1	5 °C	9 °C	4.7 mm	86 %	29 %
Mon 2	5 °C	9 °C	26.1 mm	89 %	33 %
Tue 3	6 °C	11 °C	0.0 mm	81 %	31 %
Wed 4	6 °C	11 °C	0.0 mm	84 %	30 %
Thu 5 forecast	6 °C	12 °C	0.0 mm	75 %	29 %
Fri 6 forecast	6 °C	12 °C	0.8 mm	75 %	28 %
Sat 7 forecast	7 °C	12 °C	0.7 mm	93 %	29 %
Sun 8 forecast	6 °C	11 °C	0.3 mm	86 %	29 %
Mon 9 forecast	5 °C	12 °C	0.0 mm	65 %	28 %
Tue 10 forecast	4 °C	12 °C	0.0 mm	82 %	32 %
Wed 11 forecast	7 °C	11 °C	1.5 mm	82 %	32 %
Thu 12 forecast	8 °C	16 °C	0.0 mm	78 %	36 %

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

Going further

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

Neighbouring municipalities

Lauria · Latronico · Moliterno · Sarconi · Spinoso · Episcopia · San Chirico Raparo · San Martino d'Agri