Irkutsk vs Novosibirsk: which is better, month by month

Irkutsk beats Novosibirsk in 4 of 12 months — its lead peaks in November (41 vs 32) — while Novosibirsk wins July; they are within 3 points in the other 7 months.

Each place is scored under the lens that suits its type. Comfort is SeasonMap's 0–100 estimate from ERA5 climate normals, not a forecast.

Irkutsk

🇷🇺 Russia · continental climate

Best month: June 93/100
Months won: 4 of 12

Novosibirsk

🇷🇺 Russia · continental climate

Best month: July 94/100
Months won: 1 of 12

Irkutsk vs Novosibirsk — all 12 months

Month	Irkutsk	Novosibirsk	Winner	Gap
January	31Ffreezing, dry, clean air	28Ffreezing, dry, clean air	Tie	3
February	36Ffreezing, dry, clean air	35Ffreezing, dry, clean air	Tie	1
March	54Dfreezing, dry, clean air	46Ffreezing, dry, clean air	Irkutsk	8
April	71Bcold, dry, clean air	71Bcold, dry, clean air	Tie	0
May	81Acool, a little rain, clean air	82Acool, a little rain, clean air	Tie	1
June	93Swarm, a little rain, clean air	89Anice, a little rain, clean air	Irkutsk	4
July	86Awarm, rainy, clean air	94Swarm, a little rain, clean air	Novosibirsk	8
August	89Anice, rainy, clean air	92Snice, a little rain, clean air	Tie	3
September	76Bcool, a little rain, clean air	76Bcool, a little rain, clean air	Tie	0
October	64Ccold, dry, clean air	58Dcold, a little rain, clean air	Irkutsk	6
November	41Ffreezing, dry, clean air	32Ffreezing, a little rain, clean air	Irkutsk	9
December	28Ffreezing, dry, clean air	25Ffreezing, a little rain, clean air	Tie	3

A month is a tie when the two are within 3 points. The widest gap is November (41 vs 32). Tap a month for that month's temperature, rain, humidity and air quality side by side.