The climate of Irkutsk (Russia)
Irkutsk is located in the southern part of Russia on the banks of the
River Angara, situated in the vicinity of Lake Baikal in the Asian
part of the country on the Irkutsk-Cheremkhovo plains. Irkutsk is the
capital of the Irkutsk oblast (administrative division) and is
situated on the Trans-Siberian Railway. Many Art Nouveau churches can
be found in Irkutsk. However, several Buddhist temples, Mosques and an
Armenian Church can be found as well. The most beautiful is probably
The Epiphany Cathedral which is also one of the largest Cathedrals in
Russia. Irkutsk has a moderate continental climate with long and cold
dry winters and short and wet but pleasant summers. Winters are very
cold with temperatures of -20 degrees Celsius on average. The coldest
temperature on record is -49.7 degrees Celsius. Summers are relatively
warm and reasonably wet with 100 millimeters of precipitation per
month. The annual amount of precipitation is only 500 millimeters of
rain. The annual humidity figure is 72% on average.
Climate information
The figures below are based on long term weather and climate records.
They are an average for Irkutsk:
average maximum
temperature (°C)
average
minimum
temperature (°C)
average
hours of sunshine
per day
average days with
precipitation
per month
average
mm precipitation
per month
average
sea
temperature (°C)
January
-14
-24
3
12
n/a
February
-10
-23
5
8
n/a
March
-1
-14
7
7
n/a
April
8
-5
8
8
n/a
May
17
2
9
10
n/a
June
22
8
9
12
n/a
July
24
11
8
15
n/a
August
21
9
7
14
n/a
September
15
7
6
11
n/a
October
6
3
5
9
n/a
November
-4
-5
3
11
n/a
December
-12
-11
2
14
n/a
= 0-5 mm ●
= 6-30 mm ●
= 31-60 mm ●
= 61-100 mm ●
= 101-200 mm ●
=
over 200 mm = 0-0.2 inches ● = 0.2-1.2 inches ● = 1.2-2.4 inches ● = 2.5-4 inches ● = 4.1-8 inches ● = over 8 inches
More climate information
Climate figures are very useful but don’t present a general impression
of the climate and the eventual weather circumstances within a certain
period. The figures don’t always reflect the chance of wintry weather,
extreme heat or hurricanes. That is why we offer useful extra climate
information for each month of the year:
Disclaimer
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