Thursday 5 November 2026

Mushrooms in Santa Lucia del Mela

Today, parasol mushrooms are the best bet around Santa Lucia del Mela (99/100, very favourable). Region: Sicilia · altitude 549 m.

Santa Lucia del Mela is a Italian municipality (4 505 inhabitants), at an altitude of 549 m (region: Sicilia). On Thursday 5 November 2026, conditions are favourable for: parasol mushrooms (99/100) and ceps (69/100). For parasol mushrooms, the best day is Friday 6 November 2026 (100/100), then conditions deteriorate. Terrain: slightly acidic soil. Weather: 30 mm of rain fell over the last 8 days, 1 mm of rain is expected over the next 7 days, minimum temperatures range from 10 to 13 °C.

Open on the map

69/ 100

Ceps

Favourable

47/ 100

Chanterelles

Possible

0/ 100

Morels

Unfavourable

36/ 100

Hedgehog mushrooms

Possible

20/ 100

Black trumpets

Unlikely

14/ 100

Funnel chanterelles

Unfavourable

16/ 100

Wood blewits

Unlikely

48/ 100

Saffron milk caps

Possible

99/ 100

Parasol mushrooms

Very favourable

8-day forecast

Ceps

69Thu 5

81Fri 6

86Sat 7

85Sun 8

76Mon 9

63Tue 10

54Wed 11

52Thu 12

Chanterelles

47Thu 5

45Fri 6

43Sat 7

42Sun 8

30Mon 9

27Tue 10

27Wed 11

26Thu 12

Morels

0Thu 5

0Fri 6

0Sat 7

0Sun 8

0Mon 9

0Tue 10

0Wed 11

0Thu 12

Hedgehog mushrooms

36Thu 5

42Fri 6

47Sat 7

53Sun 8

56Mon 9

58Tue 10

59Wed 11

59Thu 12

Black trumpets

20Thu 5

29Fri 6

37Sat 7

44Sun 8

48Mon 9

48Tue 10

44Wed 11

37Thu 12

Funnel chanterelles

14Thu 5

21Fri 6

26Sat 7

31Sun 8

33Mon 9

34Tue 10

31Wed 11

26Thu 12

Wood blewits

16Thu 5

26Fri 6

38Sat 7

49Sun 8

57Mon 9

61Tue 10

61Wed 11

55Thu 12

Saffron milk caps

48Thu 5

56Fri 6

60Sat 7

60Sun 8

56Mon 9

48Tue 10

42Wed 11

42Thu 12

Parasol mushrooms

99Thu 5

100Fri 6

100Sat 7

99Sun 8

77Mon 9

80Tue 10

81Wed 11

82Thu 12

Forests and soils around Santa Lucia del Mela

The terrain

Soil: slightly acidic (pH 6.1), balanced
Slope: 20° · south-facing

Habitat by species

Ceps	78	large forest of suitable host trees: downy oak, maritime pine
Chanterelles	47	large forest of suitable host trees: sweet chestnut, maritime pine
Morels	52	large forest of suitable host trees
Hedgehog mushrooms	46	large forest, but tree species poorly suited to the hedgehog mushroom
Black trumpets	59	large forest, but tree species poorly suited to the black trumpet
Funnel chanterelles	25	large forest, but tree species poorly suited to the funnel chanterelle
Wood blewits	94	large forest, but tree species poorly suited to the wood blewit
Saffron milk caps	38	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	10 °C	17 °C	0.0 mm	73 %	21 %
Fri 30	11 °C	17 °C	0.5 mm	76 %	21 %
Sat 31	11 °C	16 °C	5.5 mm	84 %	24 %
Sun 1	10 °C	15 °C	8.5 mm	87 %	27 %
Mon 2	10 °C	15 °C	12.1 mm	86 %	31 %
Tue 3	11 °C	15 °C	3.8 mm	88 %	31 %
Wed 4	10 °C	16 °C	0.0 mm	84 %	28 %
Thu 5 forecast	12 °C	14 °C	0.0 mm	90 %	27 %
Fri 6 forecast	13 °C	15 °C	0.4 mm	92 %	27 %
Sat 7 forecast	12 °C	16 °C	0.0 mm	85 %	26 %
Sun 8 forecast	11 °C	16 °C	0.3 mm	83 %	26 %
Mon 9 forecast	11 °C	17 °C	0.0 mm	84 %	26 %
Tue 10 forecast	10 °C	16 °C	0.0 mm	90 %	22 %
Wed 11 forecast	13 °C	16 °C	0.0 mm	94 %	21 %
Thu 12 forecast	11 °C	18 °C	0.0 mm	93 %	25 %

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

Neighbouring municipalities

Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto · Milazzo · Terme Vigliatore · Torregrotta · San Filippo del Mela · Rometta · Pace del Mela · Spadafora