Thursday 5 November 2026

Mushrooms in Montalbano Elicona

Today, parasol mushrooms are the best bet around Montalbano Elicona (86/100, very favourable). Region: Sicilia · altitude 926 m.

Montalbano Elicona is a Italian municipality (2 054 inhabitants), at an altitude of 926 m (region: Sicilia). On Thursday 5 November 2026, conditions are favourable for: parasol mushrooms (86/100) and hedgehog mushrooms (55/100). For parasol mushrooms, conditions are improving, with a peak expected on Friday 6 November 2026 (97/100). Terrain: neutral soil. Weather: 22 mm of rain fell over the last 8 days, 1 mm of rain is expected over the next 7 days, minimum temperatures range from 6 to 11 °C.

Open on the map

27/ 100

Ceps

Unlikely

26/ 100

Chanterelles

Unlikely

0/ 100

Morels

Unfavourable

55/ 100

Hedgehog mushrooms

Favourable

16/ 100

Black trumpets

Unlikely

3/ 100

Funnel chanterelles

Unfavourable

25/ 100

Wood blewits

Unlikely

41/ 100

Saffron milk caps

Possible

86/ 100

Parasol mushrooms

Very favourable

8-day forecast

Ceps

27Thu 5

31Fri 6

34Sat 7

34Sun 8

31Mon 9

30Tue 10

29Wed 11

28Thu 12

Chanterelles

26Thu 5

29Fri 6

28Sat 7

27Sun 8

25Mon 9

25Tue 10

25Wed 11

24Thu 12

Morels

0Thu 5

0Fri 6

0Sat 7

0Sun 8

0Mon 9

0Tue 10

0Wed 11

0Thu 12

Hedgehog mushrooms

55Thu 5

59Fri 6

64Sat 7

64Sun 8

64Mon 9

64Tue 10

64Wed 11

64Thu 12

Black trumpets

16Thu 5

24Fri 6

35Sat 7

43Sun 8

49Mon 9

50Tue 10

50Wed 11

49Thu 12

Funnel chanterelles

3Thu 5

5Fri 6

6Sat 7

8Sun 8

9Mon 9

9Tue 10

9Wed 11

9Thu 12

Wood blewits

25Thu 5

41Fri 6

54Sat 7

64Sun 8

70Mon 9

72Tue 10

72Wed 11

70Thu 12

Saffron milk caps

41Thu 5

50Fri 6

55Sat 7

57Sun 8

56Mon 9

57Tue 10

57Wed 11

56Thu 12

Parasol mushrooms

86Thu 5

97Fri 6

97Sat 7

96Sun 8

97Mon 9

97Tue 10

97Wed 11

97Thu 12

Forests and soils around Montalbano Elicona

The terrain

Soil: neutral (pH 7.1), balanced
Slope: 12°

Habitat by species

Ceps	21	large forest of suitable host trees: downy oak, maritime pine
Chanterelles	33	large forest of suitable host trees: sweet chestnut, maritime pine
Morels	97	large forest of suitable host trees
Hedgehog mushrooms	44	large forest, but tree species poorly suited to the hedgehog mushroom
Black trumpets	52	large forest, but tree species poorly suited to the black trumpet
Funnel chanterelles	9	large forest, but tree species poorly suited to the funnel chanterelle
Wood blewits	86	large forest, but tree species poorly suited to the wood blewit
Saffron milk caps	36	large forest of suitable host trees: maritime pine
Parasol mushrooms	94	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	62 %	12 %
Fri 30	7 °C	15 °C	0.0 mm	66 %	12 %
Sat 31	7 °C	15 °C	0.9 mm	74 %	14 %
Sun 1	6 °C	14 °C	10.9 mm	80 %	25 %
Mon 2	8 °C	14 °C	7.4 mm	72 %	35 %
Tue 3	7 °C	14 °C	3.1 mm	80 %	34 %
Wed 4	6 °C	15 °C	0.0 mm	78 %	30 %
Thu 5 forecast	10 °C	16 °C	0.0 mm	71 %	27 %
Fri 6 forecast	11 °C	16 °C	0.1 mm	70 %	25 %
Sat 7 forecast	8 °C	14 °C	0.6 mm	84 %	25 %
Sun 8 forecast	7 °C	14 °C	0.0 mm	74 %	24 %
Mon 9 forecast	7 °C	15 °C	0.0 mm	76 %	24 %
Tue 10 forecast	8 °C	15 °C	0.0 mm	78 %	28 %
Wed 11 forecast	11 °C	15 °C	0.0 mm	81 %	28 %
Thu 12 forecast	9 °C	17 °C	0.0 mm	89 %	24 %

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

Going further

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

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