Baikal in July 2025 – Is it worth it? Weather and reviews, air and water temperature in Irkutsk and Listvyanka, on Olkhon, where you can swim and how to dress, prices for flights and hotels, tours and excursions. How to do in Lake Baikal and Irkutsk in July, where to go and what to see is in the Eurotraveler review.
July – Summer decoration! Yes, and for the whole year, perhaps, too, it is quite natural that everyone who is going on vacation at that time wants to do something like that. At a minimum, original and non -standard, such that then it will be possible to remember with nostalgia during friendly gatherings or family evenings in winter weeks.
Obviously, a trip to the forest on mushrooms or berries, fishing or bathing in a sandy career next to the country is hardly impressive so that I often wanted to remember it. We are no longer talking about any apartment repairs or other, of course useful, but in principle very routine matters.
But the journey outside the native regions is a much more interesting activity. Especially if it comes to real exotic, such as relaxing in July in Lake Baikal.
On the lake, of course, famous and well -known. But located in the opinion of a resident of the central part of Russia in such wilds that it is too difficult and expensive to get there.
In fact, however, everything is not so bad. To date, the Baikal valleys and ridges, not to mention cities have been well mastered by ordinary, completely non -extreme, tourist. In abundance, reviews are also posted to make a holistic picture.
So only two circumstances interfere with the truly folk and mass direction for rest for Baikal. Storyakovs, of course: high prices and weak (note, we do not say – absent) tourist service.
However, we will not about the sad-neither the first nor the second are able to interfere with the truly passionate personalities. So we will continue and first we will decide on what
Weather in Baikal in July
We will not tell you about the whole lake – it is too large – but about its southern, most beloved travelers. That is, in principle, hereinafter we will tell about the weather features in July in Irkutsk and Listvyanka. Self-enforcement that in North-Baikalsk and Ulan-Ude, the climate is distinguished by details, but not in principle.
So-in the middle of summer you should focus on air temperatures in a wide range from +20 to +30 and above the degrees Celsius during the day and something in the area +12-18 ° C-at night.
But at the same time, do not forget that the local climate is more than surprises. And it may well be very generous for heat.
For example, in early July in Baikal, you can find very cool weather with daytime temperatures no higher than +18-20 ° C. And in the middle and end of the month, no one guarantees that the air warms up to the desired +25-27 ° C.
That is, almost certainly this will happen-within 2-4 days it may well be higher than +30 ° C. But there is no need to talk about stability-usually local temperatures prefer to hesitate in a much narrower range of +20-23 ° C.
It will wait stronger than in June, but the number of sunny days also increases. This happens, of course, due to an increase in volumes – July rainfalls in Baikal clearly feed the inferiority complex and are forced to prove to everyone that yes – they are strong.
What to take with you
In view of this travelers, it is worth paying close attention to the collection of things necessary in this kind of vacation. The main principle is it is better to shift than to underjoy!
So, in general, do not particularly push on all sorts of topics and T -shirts, shorts and breeches. On the contrary, send an extra sweater or sweatshirt with a hood, jeans or sports trousers are more tight, warm and long socks to the suitcase. Well, some thorough shoes, in addition to frivolous sandals and sandals.
Rainfields and windbreakers also have every chance to come in handy-you are still not going to the beach. Those who are going to pay special attention to walking along the crossed areas should also think about rubber shoes. Which, along with caution, is the most effective way to protect against ticks, which in Lake Baikal is enough in July.
Fumigators from mosquitoes and all kinds of flies? They will not damage, especially since they weigh very little with the plates.
We will also advise collecting and putting a camping first -aid kit in a backpack. Not particularly extensive, but allowing to take measures in case of close contact With a bear with a branch, sharp stone, etc.
Well, do not forget at home beach accessories-you can swim in Lake Baikal in the middle-end of July. Not everywhere, however, but in the sandy bay or on the coast of the Small Sea near Sahyurt, the water in the lake warms up to +18-22 ° C.
Water temperature
In Baikal, even in the middle of summer does not exceed +12-13 ° C. But this is if we talk about his central parts, where a tourist, of course, will not get to swim.
Again, we do not forget that the depth of Lake Baikal exceeds 1.5 km. And naturally, such a mass of water has no chance to warm up during a short summer.
However, in shallow water, the situation is different, there the water temperature in Baikal in July reaches +20 and above Celsius. So if you go to the tour of Olkhon, then get to the bay of the bay, from the south, bored to the shore of the island for more than 3 kilometers and perfectly covered from the winds by nature itself. The warmest place here, well suitable for bathing, is the Nursk Lake.
Popular in July-August and beaches on the Small Sea. But before the village of Enkhaluk, that he settled on the eastern shore of Lake Baikal, only enthusiasts will get – it’s still not easy.
Prices 2025
We will begin to study a rather sad topic and try to figure out how much money you need to organize a trip to Lake Baikal, for example, from Moscow. And for the intermediate point we will take Irkutsk, where for order you need to stay for a day or two.
Not because the guidebooks “verify” and not because it is in the local hotels that it is best to acclimatize the difference in time (5 hours). The main reason lies in another – the old wooden houses of Irkutsk with the original carvings definitely need to be seen. Moreover, you don’t have to especially wander in search-go straight to the famous “130th quarter” and enjoy!
And we will advise you to take a walk along Irkutsk Street Karl Marx, before the revolution – just big. It is there that most of the stone buildings were concentrated, for which the city is flattering “Siberian Petersburg.”
Then you can turn to Lenin, reach the Babra depicted on the city coat of arms and the very “130th quarter” …
However, we talked a little justifying the need for at least a brief stop in Irkutsk – especially in July! Since it was initially about prices …
The cost of air tickets
From Moscow to Irkutsk and back, he will break through a real hole in the budget of the trip – one adult passenger will have to pay only about 40 thousand rubles for this. It will already be cheaper to fly to Vladivostok in July …
But you will not spend too much on
Accommodation
Since the rental of well-groomed apartments located in the very center in the summer will cost 4-5 thousand rubles for 2-4 travelers. And this is actually inexpensive – go to the same Suzdal or Vladimir – you will see!
For similar money, you can stay in a hujir on Olkhon, which is considered an excellent starting point for a close acquaintance with the main Baikal attractions. But the living conditions will be worse-in particular, for some reason very small numbers.
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then they are not cheap in Baikal. So participation in a 2-3-day route can easily take out from a pocket of thousand a 30 per person …
One -day excursions from Irkutsk – not to Olkhon, of course, in Listvyanka and the surroundings – will cost much more acceptable money. To be precise-at 13-15,000 rubles for all participants (up to 3-5 people).
What to do
The list of accessible, not extreme, tourist places in Lake Baikal is widely known. And, of course, does not include a cruise to the Ushkansk islands or a complete separation from civilization through a hiking in the direction of the Shumak mineral springs.
But in it there is no fail there is a trip by train along the Krugobaikal Railway. The construction of historical and laid in exceptionally picturesque terrain. In addition to the actual railway, you can order a tour that provides for hiking along the highway, inspection of its tunnels and bridges.
In the summer of 2024, the steam locomotive did not go to the KBD – only the compositions on the diesel traction and the train! But this year it will be again! The price of an adult ticket on a one-day route ranges from 9.5-12 thousand rubles, depending on which side you would like to sit in the direction of movement.
Another obvious and compulsory attraction in Lake Baikal is the village of Listvyanka. Where you need to visit the Limnological Museum, see the shaman-stone, dissecting the expanses of the Angara and rise to the stone of Chernsky (730 m).
Athletes and just citizens who are in decent physical shape will rise to a height. And then they look from top to bottom with a sense of legitimate satisfaction – they deserve it!
Do not want to sweat will climb with the help of a cable car. Ordinary, with chair lifts, that is, causing a tangible emission of adrenaline.
Most tourists will not pass the museum of wooden architecture “Taltsy”. Although if you saw at home in Irkutsk before, you can safely skip this point.
But the island of Olkhon clearly deserves the visit, although such a trip will greatly increase the cost of the trip. But how can you, being in Lake Baikal, do not visit it (debatable) the most beautiful place? Do not recharge with energy near the mystical cliff of the shaman, not to see the Baikal sunsets?
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