Wat er het hele jaar speelt in Irkoetsk, Rusland

Druk — New Year holidays, schoolvakanties in 6 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Seizoen

  Baikal ice season

  15 jan – 15 apr · meestal

  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. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Deep Siberian winter (1 dec – 25 feb (meestal)), New Year holidays (31 dec – 8 jan (meestal))

Druk — Maslenitsa, schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Festival

  Maslenitsa

  16–22 febCarnavalDruk

  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. Bron ↗

• Opening

  Olkhon ice road

  10 feb – 31 mrt · meestalIJsseizoen

  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. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Baikal ice season (15 jan – 15 apr (meestal)), Deep Siberian winter (1 dec – 25 feb (meestal))

Tussenseizoen — schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen, een gewone maand

In maart begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Baikal ice season (15 jan – 15 apr (meestal)), Maslenitsa (16–22 feb), Olkhon ice road (10 feb – 31 mrt (meestal))

Tussenseizoen — schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen, een gewone maand

In april begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Baikal ice season (15 jan – 15 apr (meestal))

Druk — Victory Day, schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Risico

  Tick season

  1 mei – 15 jul · meestalInsecten & ziekten

  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. Bron ↗

• Feestdag

  Victory Day

  9 meiNationale feestdagSluitingenDruk

  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. Bron ↗

Topdrukte — reizigers noemen het hoogseizoen, Baikal summer season

• Opening

  Baikal summer season

  15 jun – 31 aug · meestalZomerseizoen opentDrukBoek vroeg

  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. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Tick season (1 mei – 15 jul (meestal))

Druk — Baikal summer season, schoolvakanties in 5 van de markten die de plek vullen

In juli begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Tick season (1 mei – 15 jul (meestal)), Baikal summer season (15 jun – 31 aug (meestal))

Druk — Baikal summer season, schoolvakanties in 4 van de markten die de plek vullen

In augustus begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Baikal summer season (15 jun – 31 aug (meestal))

Tussenseizoen — schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen, een gewone maand

• Natuur

  Taiga autumn colour

  1–25 sep · meestal

  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.

Tussenseizoen — schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen, een gewone maand

• Risico

  Sarma gales on Baikal

  15 okt – 31 dec · meestalWinterstormen & zware wind

  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. Bron ↗

Tussenseizoen — een gewone maand

In november begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Sarma gales on Baikal (15 okt – 31 dec (meestal))

Druk — New Year holidays, schoolvakanties in 5 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Seizoen

  Deep Siberian winter

  1 dec – 25 feb · meestalExtreme kou

  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.

• Feestdag

  New Year holidays

  31 dec – 8 jan · meestalNationale feestdagSluitingenBoek vroeg

  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. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Sarma gales on Baikal (15 okt – 31 dec (meestal))