Hva som skjer i Irkutsk (Lake Baikal), Russia gjennom året

Travelt — New Year holidays, skoleferie i 6 av markedene som fyller stedet

• Sesong

  Baikal ice season

  15. jan – 15. apr · vanligvis

  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. Kilde ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Deep Siberian winter (1. des – 25. feb (vanligvis)), New Year holidays (31. des – 8. jan (vanligvis))

Travelt — Maslenitsa, skoleferie i 2 av markedene som fyller stedet

• Festival

  Maslenitsa

  16.–22. febKarnevalMye folk

  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. Kilde ↗

• Åpning

  Olkhon ice road

  10. feb – 31. mar · vanligvisIssesong

  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. Kilde ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Baikal ice season (15. jan – 15. apr (vanligvis)), Deep Siberian winter (1. des – 25. feb (vanligvis))

Skuldersesong — skoleferie i 2 av markedene som fyller stedet, en helt vanlig måned

Ingenting nytt starter i mars.

Fortsatt på gang: Baikal ice season (15. jan – 15. apr (vanligvis)), Maslenitsa (16.–22. feb), Olkhon ice road (10. feb – 31. mar (vanligvis))

Skuldersesong — skoleferie i 3 av markedene som fyller stedet, en helt vanlig måned

Ingenting nytt starter i april.

Fortsatt på gang: Baikal ice season (15. jan – 15. apr (vanligvis))

Travelt — Victory Day, skoleferie i 2 av markedene som fyller stedet

• Fare

  Tick season

  1. mai – 15. jul · vanligvisInsekter og sykdom

  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. Kilde ↗

• Helligdag

  Victory Day

  9. maiNasjonaldagStengningerMye folk

  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. Kilde ↗

Toppsesong — reisende beskriver det som høysesong, Baikal summer season

• Åpning

  Baikal summer season

  15. jun – 31. aug · vanligvisSommersesongen åpnerMye folkBestill tidlig

  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. Kilde ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Tick season (1. mai – 15. jul (vanligvis))

Travelt — Baikal summer season, skoleferie i 5 av markedene som fyller stedet

Ingenting nytt starter i juli.

Fortsatt på gang: Tick season (1. mai – 15. jul (vanligvis)), Baikal summer season (15. jun – 31. aug (vanligvis))

Travelt — Baikal summer season, skoleferie i 4 av markedene som fyller stedet

Ingenting nytt starter i august.

Fortsatt på gang: Baikal summer season (15. jun – 31. aug (vanligvis))

Skuldersesong — skoleferie i 3 av markedene som fyller stedet, en helt vanlig måned

• Natur

  Taiga autumn colour

  1.–25. sep · vanligvis

  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.

Skuldersesong — skoleferie i 3 av markedene som fyller stedet, en helt vanlig måned

• Fare

  Sarma gales on Baikal

  15. okt – 31. des · vanligvisVinterstormer og kuling

  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. Kilde ↗

Skuldersesong — en helt vanlig måned

Ingenting nytt starter i november.

Fortsatt på gang: Sarma gales on Baikal (15. okt – 31. des (vanligvis))

Travelt — New Year holidays, skoleferie i 5 av markedene som fyller stedet

• Sesong

  Deep Siberian winter

  1. des – 25. feb · vanligvisEkstrem kulde

  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.

• Helligdag

  New Year holidays

  31. des – 8. jan · vanligvisNasjonaldagStengningerBestill tidlig

  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. Kilde ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Sarma gales on Baikal (15. okt – 31. des (vanligvis))