The article presents data on continuous monitoring of the characteristics of the climate system with high spatial-temporal resolution. The study area is the Tunkinskaya rift system of depressions, in particular, the Tunkinskaya and the Mondinskaya depressions. Five cross sections characterizing the typical conditions of mountain-depression landscapes of the South Baikal region were selected. At each point of a cross section, a description of the landscape, laying of the soil section, its description, sampling for subsequent laboratory analyses to clarify the genesis and name were carried out. Meteorological parameters were monitored using stand-alone programmable thermographs. It was shown that the influence of individual and contrasting morphometric characteristics of depressions on the climate is reflected in the characteristics of the temperature and humidity regime as a whole, as well as in the features of the cold and warm period. There is a high spatial heterogeneity of temperatures and precipitation with a noticeable gradient between the peripheral and central parts of depressions. It is also shown that the territory is characterized by the high contrast of geological, geomorphological, phytocenotic and soil conditions, which creates a unique landscape diversity both between different depressions and within each depression.