Similar Climates › City Pairings › Irkutsk ≈ Winnipeg
City Pairings
close match
Irkutsk, Russia and Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada are a close climate match — 8,475 km (5,266 mi) apart. Irkutsk is Köppen zone Dwb; Winnipeg is Dfb.
See Irkutsk on the interactive map →Irkutsk is classed dry-winter continental (Dwb) while Winnipeg is warm-summer continental (Dfb) — different Köppen labels, but January and July still land close enough to pair. Roughly 8,475 km (5,266 mi) separates them — far enough that Winnipeg feels like another continent, close enough on the climate numbers to stand in for Irkutsk.
It is a close match: day-to-day weather in Winnipeg should feel familiar if you know Irkutsk. January means differ by 3°C (Winnipeg warmer); July by 2°C (Winnipeg warmer). Rainfall shifts more: Winnipeg is 30 mm drier in July.
Sunshine stays close: Winnipeg at 9.1 h/day on average versus 8.5 h/day in Irkutsk (January 5 h / 6.1 h, July 13.2 h / 10.9 h). PM2.5 averages stay near each other (11 µg/m³ in Winnipeg, 8 in Irkutsk). Humidity: dew point in Winnipeg runs about 6°C higher in January (-17°C vs -23°C), so the air feels muggier.
January & July · °C and mm
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On Similar Climates, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada is the closest distant match for Irkutsk, Russia — scored close, about 8,475 km (5,266 mi) away.
Irkutsk and Winnipeg are separated by roughly 8,475 km (5,266 mi) on the great-circle route.
Yes — both cities are in the same hemisphere, so summer and winter fall in the same calendar months.
No — Irkutsk is dry-winter continental (Dwb) and Winnipeg is warm-summer continental (Dfb), but the January and July numbers still align closely enough to pair.
Irkutsk has a dry-winter continental climate (Dwb). January averages a high of -14°C and a low of -24°C with 12 mm of rain; July averages 24°C / 12°C and 110 mm.
Irkutsk averages about 6.1 hours of sunshine a day in January and 10.9 hours in July.
January PM2.5 averages about 5.5 µg/m³ (US AQI 35); July averages 10.8 µg/m³ (US AQI 51).
Other close climate matches for Irkutsk: Regina (fair), Fairbanks (close), Duluth (fair).
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