Irkutsk vs Yekaterinburg: which is better, month by month

Irkutsk beats Yekaterinburg in 5 of 12 months — its lead peaks in June (93 vs 87) — while Yekaterinburg wins July to August; they are within 3 points in the other 5 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: 5 of 12

Yekaterinburg

🇷🇺 Russia · continental climate

Best month: August 93/100
Months won: 2 of 12

Irkutsk vs Yekaterinburg — all 12 months

Month	Irkutsk	Yekaterinburg	Winner	Gap
January	31Ffreezing, dry, clean air	26Ffreezing, dry, clean air	Irkutsk	5
February	36Ffreezing, dry, clean air	38Ffreezing, dry, clean air	Tie	2
March	54Dfreezing, dry, clean air	50Dfreezing, dry, clean air	Irkutsk	4
April	71Bcold, dry, clean air	70Bcold, a little rain, clean air	Tie	1
May	81Acool, a little rain, clean air	82Anice, a little rain	Tie	1
June	93Swarm, a little rain, clean air	87Anice, a little rain, clean air	Irkutsk	6
July	86Awarm, rainy, clean air	91Swarm, a little rain, clean air	Yekaterinburg	5
August	89Anice, rainy, clean air	93Snice, a little rain, clean air	Yekaterinburg	4
September	76Bcool, a little rain, clean air	76Bcool, a little rain, clean air	Tie	0
October	64Ccold, dry, clean air	59Dcold, a little rain, clean air	Irkutsk	5
November	41Ffreezing, dry, clean air	35Ffreezing, dry, clean air	Irkutsk	6
December	28Ffreezing, dry, clean air	29Ffreezing, dry, clean air	Tie	1

A month is a tie when the two are within 3 points. The widest gap is June (93 vs 87). Tap a month for that month's temperature, rain, humidity and air quality side by side.