Qué hay en Irkutsk (Lake Baikal), Rusia, a lo largo del año

Concurrido — New Year holidays, vacaciones escolares en 6 de los mercados que lo llenan

• Temporada

  Baikal ice season

  15 Ene – 15 Abr · normalmente

  The lake an hour away freezes solid from about mid-January to mid-April, a metre or more thick and clear enough in places to see straight down. This, not summer, is what most people now come to Irkutsk for. Fuente ↗

Sigue en marcha: Deep Siberian winter (1 Dic – 25 Feb (normalmente)), New Year holidays (31 Dic – 8 Ene (normalmente))

Concurrido — Maslenitsa, vacaciones escolares en 2 de los mercados que lo llenan

• Festival

  Maslenitsa

  16–22 FebCarnavalMucha gente

  Pancake week before Orthodox Lent: blini at cafes and street stalls, and open-air fairs with folk music and games in the main square and city parks. It peaks on the Sunday, when a straw effigy of winter is usually burned. Fuente ↗

• Apertura

  Olkhon ice road

  10 Feb – 31 Mar · normalmenteTemporada de hielo

  For a few weeks the marked lane across to Olkhon carries cars, and the island stops depending on the hovercraft. Either side of that the crossing is the awkward part of the trip, not the easy one. Fuente ↗

Sigue en marcha: Baikal ice season (15 Ene – 15 Abr (normalmente)), Deep Siberian winter (1 Dic – 25 Feb (normalmente))

Temporada media — vacaciones escolares en 2 de los mercados que lo llenan, un mes normal

En marzo no empieza nada nuevo.

Sigue en marcha: Baikal ice season (15 Ene – 15 Abr (normalmente)), Maslenitsa (16–22 Feb), Olkhon ice road (10 Feb – 31 Mar (normalmente))

Temporada media — vacaciones escolares en 3 de los mercados que lo llenan, un mes normal

En abril no empieza nada nuevo.

Sigue en marcha: Baikal ice season (15 Ene – 15 Abr (normalmente))

Concurrido — Victory Day, vacaciones escolares en 2 de los mercados que lo llenan

• Riesgo

  Tick season

  1 May – 15 Jul · normalmenteInsectos y enfermedades

  The region is a high-risk zone for tick-borne encephalitis, and ticks are most active from the second half of May to mid-June. Get vaccinated well ahead, cover up on forest trails and check yourself daily. Fuente ↗

• Festivo

  Victory Day

  9 MayFiesta nacionalCierresMucha gente

  9 May is a public holiday marked in every city with a morning parade or wreath-laying in the centre, and usually fireworks after dark. Central streets close for hours and public transport is rerouted; security measures have scaled some events back in recent years. Fuente ↗

Máxima afluencia — los viajeros lo describen como muy concurrido, Baikal summer season

• Apertura

  Baikal summer season

  15 Jun – 31 Ago · normalmenteApertura de veranoMucha genteReserva pronto

  Circum-Baikal excursion trains add midsummer departures, boats run from Listvyanka, and the Olkhon ferry crossing is at its busiest in July and August. Book island guesthouses early. Fuente ↗

Sigue en marcha: Tick season (1 May – 15 Jul (normalmente))

Concurrido — Baikal summer season, vacaciones escolares en 5 de los mercados que lo llenan

En julio no empieza nada nuevo.

Sigue en marcha: Tick season (1 May – 15 Jul (normalmente)), Baikal summer season (15 Jun – 31 Ago (normalmente))

Concurrido — Baikal summer season, vacaciones escolares en 4 de los mercados que lo llenan

En agosto no empieza nada nuevo.

Sigue en marcha: Baikal summer season (15 Jun – 31 Ago (normalmente))

Temporada media — vacaciones escolares en 3 de los mercados que lo llenan, un mes normal

• Naturaleza

  Taiga autumn colour

  1–25 Sep · normalmente

  Early September turns the larch and birch along the Angara and around the lake gold, and it is the last stretch of settled weather before the cold arrives. A short window, usually a fortnight.

Temporada media — vacaciones escolares en 3 de los mercados que lo llenan, un mes normal

• Riesgo

  Sarma gales on Baikal

  15 Oct – 31 Dic · normalmenteTemporales de invierno

  The Sarma, Baikal's most violent wind, blows most often in November and December across the Small Sea by Olkhon. Boat trips and lake crossings are cancelled when it is forecast. Fuente ↗

Temporada media — un mes normal

En noviembre no empieza nada nuevo.

Sigue en marcha: Sarma gales on Baikal (15 Oct – 31 Dic (normalmente))

Concurrido — New Year holidays, vacaciones escolares en 5 de los mercados que lo llenan

• Temporada

  Deep Siberian winter

  1 Dic – 25 Feb · normalmenteFrío extremo

  January averages below minus seventeen and the record is close to minus fifty; the snow is dry and squeaks underfoot rather than melting. Ice sculptures go up in the central park and stay up for months.

• Festivo

  New Year holidays

  31 Dic – 8 Ene · normalmenteFiesta nacionalCierresReserva pronto

  The longest break of the Russian year: usually the first eight days of January or more are non-working. Offices, banks and many services close, while trains, flights and hotels fill with holidaying families at peak fares. Fuente ↗

Sigue en marcha: Sarma gales on Baikal (15 Oct – 31 Dic (normalmente))