På gång i Irkutsk (Lake Baikal), Russia under året

Mycket folk — New Year holidays, skollov i 6 av marknaderna som fyller platsen

• Säsong

  Baikal ice season

  15 jan – 15 apr · vanligtvis

  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. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Deep Siberian winter (1 dec – 25 feb (vanligtvis)), New Year holidays (31 dec – 8 jan (vanligtvis))

Mycket folk — Maslenitsa, skollov i 2 av marknaderna som fyller platsen

• Festival

  Maslenitsa

  16–22 febKarnevalTrångt

  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. Källa ↗

• Öppning

  Olkhon ice road

  10 feb – 31 mar · vanligtvisIssäsong

  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. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Baikal ice season (15 jan – 15 apr (vanligtvis)), Deep Siberian winter (1 dec – 25 feb (vanligtvis))

Mellansäsong — skollov i 2 av marknaderna som fyller platsen, en helt vanlig månad

Inget nytt börjar i mars.

Pågår fortfarande: Baikal ice season (15 jan – 15 apr (vanligtvis)), Maslenitsa (16–22 feb), Olkhon ice road (10 feb – 31 mar (vanligtvis))

Mellansäsong — skollov i 3 av marknaderna som fyller platsen, en helt vanlig månad

Inget nytt börjar i april.

Pågår fortfarande: Baikal ice season (15 jan – 15 apr (vanligtvis))

Mycket folk — Victory Day, skollov i 2 av marknaderna som fyller platsen

• Risk

  Tick season

  1 maj – 15 jul · vanligtvisInsekter & sjukdomar

  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. Källa ↗

• Helg

  Victory Day

  9 majNationell helgdagStängningarTrångt

  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. Källa ↗

Mest folk — resenärer beskriver det som högsäsong, Baikal summer season

• Öppning

  Baikal summer season

  15 jun – 31 aug · vanligtvisSommarsäsongen öppnarTrångtBoka tidigt

  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. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Tick season (1 maj – 15 jul (vanligtvis))

Mycket folk — Baikal summer season, skollov i 5 av marknaderna som fyller platsen

Inget nytt börjar i juli.

Pågår fortfarande: Tick season (1 maj – 15 jul (vanligtvis)), Baikal summer season (15 jun – 31 aug (vanligtvis))

Mycket folk — Baikal summer season, skollov i 4 av marknaderna som fyller platsen

Inget nytt börjar i augusti.

Pågår fortfarande: Baikal summer season (15 jun – 31 aug (vanligtvis))

Mellansäsong — skollov i 3 av marknaderna som fyller platsen, en helt vanlig månad

• Natur

  Taiga autumn colour

  1–25 sep · vanligtvis

  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.

Mellansäsong — skollov i 3 av marknaderna som fyller platsen, en helt vanlig månad

• Risk

  Sarma gales on Baikal

  15 okt – 31 dec · vanligtvisVinterstormar & 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. Källa ↗

Mellansäsong — en helt vanlig månad

Inget nytt börjar i november.

Pågår fortfarande: Sarma gales on Baikal (15 okt – 31 dec (vanligtvis))

Mycket folk — New Year holidays, skollov i 5 av marknaderna som fyller platsen

• Säsong

  Deep Siberian winter

  1 dec – 25 feb · vanligtvisExtrem kyla

  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.

• Helg

  New Year holidays

  31 dec – 8 jan · vanligtvisNationell helgdagStängningarBoka tidigt

  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. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Sarma gales on Baikal (15 okt – 31 dec (vanligtvis))