According to experts, the lowest temperature in history was recorded at the Russian research station in Antarctica, Vostok, on July 21, 1983 - minus 128.6 degrees Fahrenheit (-89.2°C), reports the FacePla portal. While most cities aren't as terribly cold, some are still pretty close to that mark.

1. Verkhoyansk, Russia
According to the 2002 census, Verkhoyansk has 1,434 residents. It was founded as a fortress in 1638 and served as a regional center for livestock farming and gold mining. Located 650 kilometers from Yakutsk and 2,400 kilometers south of the North Pole, Verkhoyansk indulges its residents in January with an average temperature of minus 50.4 degrees Fahrenheit (-45.7 °C). In 1892, residents recorded a record temperature of minus 90 degrees F (-67.7 °C).

2. Oymyakon, Russia
Oymyakon, located three days' drive from Yakutsk, shares the lead with Verkhoyansk, retaining the 20th century world record, which was recorded on February 6, 1933 - minus 90 degrees F (-67.7 °C). The world's "Pole of Cold" is home to between 500 and 800 people. Doesn't work here mobile connection, and indeed there are few modern amenities, and schools in the village do not close at -52°C.

3. International Falls, USA
According to meteorologists, International Falls, Minnesota, is not as cold as Oymyakon, but it is one of the coldest places in the continental United States. About 6,703 people live in this town, which straddles the US-Canada border. Winters here are long and cold, with average temperatures in January of about 2.7 F (-16.2 °C). The mercury will reach zero more than 60 nights a year. During this time, more than 166 centimeters of snow falls. International Falls is in a battle with the city of Fraser, Colorado over the use of the "Refrigerator Nation" brand name.

4. Fraser, USA
This town is located at an altitude of 2.6 thousand in the Colorado Rocky Mountains and is home to 910 residents. Located near the popular Winter Park ski resort, Fraser, along with International Falls, enjoys some of the coldest winters in the continental United States. The average annual temperature throughout the year reaches 32.5 degrees Fahrenheit (almost 0 °C), and in the summer drops to 29 degrees (-1.66 °C).

5. Yakutsk, Russia
Yakutsk has a reputation as the coldest city in the world. Unlike the previous settlements in the ranking, this is a real city, not a village. The world's lowest temperature outside Antarctica was recorded near Yakutsk in the Yana River basin. Winter here lasts from October to April, and the average minimum drops below −40 °C. The record low temperature recorded in January is minus 81.4 degrees Fahrenheit (-63 °C).

6. Hell, Norway
Hell, which means "hell", became famous in Norway for its very good combination its name and subarctic temperature. It is noteworthy that the average temperature for February here is minus 6.66 degrees. Hell freezes on average for a third of the year, from December to March. Behind last years The flow of tourists to this city has increased, mainly to take pictures in front of one of the railway station signs.

7. Barrow, USA
Barrow is the northernmost city in the United States and is located just 2.1 thousand kilometers south of the North Pole and 510 kilometers north of the Arctic Circle. The small town in Alaska, home to 4,581 people, was built in an area of ​​permafrost that is characterized by a lack of periodic thawing and very harsh winters. The sun sets here at the end of November and does not appear until the end of January. Even during summer days the air is very cold. At the height of summer, the temperature here does not rise above 4.6 degrees.

8. Snedge, Canada
Located in the Yukon Territory, the village of Snedge was the first settlement in the Klondike during the Gold Rush. It was in the White River valley on February 3, 1947 that the lowest temperature in the continental continent was recorded. North America– minus 81 degrees Fahrenheit (-62.8 °C). The average temperature in Snedge ranges between 10.3 °F (-12.05 °C) and 34.3 °F (1.2 °C).

Are you freezing in winter? Think it's too cold around here? Does the thought of the warm sun bring tears to your eyes? There are places where it is much, much colder, and yet somehow people exist there. How exactly do they live - in our top 10 coldest cities in the world. The winter temperature record is indicated for all cities.

For the residents of this city, even the harsh winter is a pleasure. After all, thanks to her, Harbin hosts International festival snow and ice. This is one of the largest ice festivals in the world. Ice sculptures are demonstrated there, swimming in the winter ice hole is organized, and alpine skiing is offered.

9. Longyearbyen, Norway - minus 46.3°C

In this locality, located on the island of Western Spitsbergen, there is one of. You can't be born and die here. Therefore, there is neither a maternity hospital nor a cemetery here. And the bodies of dead people are transported to the mainland. Longyearbyen is also famous for the fact that an underground World Seed Vault was built here at the insistence of the UN. It will come in handy in the event of a global catastrophe.

8. Barrow, USA - minus 47°C

Cold weather comes to this American city unexpectedly (almost like Russian public utilities). Just yesterday people could easily drive a car, but today they need to use snow removal equipment. Due to such temperature changes, living in Barrow is quite difficult. However, that’s what it’s famous for homo sapiens, which can adapt to almost any conditions.

7. Winnipeg, Canada - minus 47.8°C

One of the coldest places on the planet is the capital of the Canadian province of Manitoba. Typical January lows there are between minus 20 and minus 22°C. And on December 24, 1879, a city temperature record was recorded - minus 47.8°C. It must have been an unpleasant day for the townspeople.

6. Yellowknife, Canada - minus 51°C

Founded in 1934, Yellowknife is the capital of Canada's Northwest Territories. It is home to more than 20,000 people, most of them involved in the mining industry. The city boasts long and clear winter nights, which provide optimal conditions for viewing the northern lights from mid-November to early April.

5. Dudinka, Russia - minus 61°C

One of the northernmost cities in the world regularly faces extreme winter conditions. The average daily minimum temperature in January is minus 33 degrees Celsius.

This city is home to the world's only ice stadium beyond the Arctic Circle - the Taimyr Ice Arena.

4. Norilsk, Russia - minus 64°C

Norilsk has never had a mild climate. In winter it often drops to minus 40 degrees. However, in 2014, a new temperature minimum was recorded there - 64°C below zero. It is interesting that Norilsk and Murmansk are located almost at the same latitude. However, it is noticeably warmer in Murmansk.

3. Yakutsk, Russia - minus 64.4°C

The capital of the Republic of Sakha opens the top three coldest cities on Earth. It is famous for its very harsh winter conditions. The most extreme temperatures occur in January, with averages ranging from minus 38°C to minus 41°C. In 1891, a temperature record with a minus sign was recorded (64°C below zero).

Besides, winter season in Yakutsk it can begin much earlier than in other cities of the world.

2. Verkhoyansk, Russia - minus 67.7°C

Technically, this city can be considered the coldest on Earth, since the leader of our list is a village. There are few residents in Verkhoyansk - 1,131 people as of 2017. And this is understandable; there are few people who want to live in a place that bears the title “Pole of Cold of the Northern Hemisphere.”

1. Oyyamkon, Russia - minus 71.2°C

Here is the answer to the question of what is the coldest place on Earth. The average winter temperature in the village of Oymyakon is minus 50°C. And the lowest recorded temperature is an astonishing -71.2 degrees. True, almost a century separates it from our time; it was measured in 1924. For comparison: the air warms up to 70 degrees.

Why is Oymyakon the coldest city in the world?

Reason – geographical position a village that was unlucky for several reasons. It is located in a river valley surrounded by mountains that form something like a horseshoe. The open top of the arc points to the north. At night, dense and heavy cold air flows down from the mountains and accumulates in the depression where the village is located.

Altitude above sea level also plays a role: as a rule, the higher the place, the colder it is. Summer in the village is short, only three months, but hot, with large temperature changes; If during the day it can be plus 30°C, then at night the air cools down to minus.

The irony lies in the very name “Oymyakon”. It comes from an Evenki word meaning an unfrozen spring, or a place where fish spend the winter. There is indeed a spring near the village, which, apparently, is why local residents began to settle here. They quickly got used to low temperatures.

Temperatures of -40°C are considered cold, but not too cold. -25°C - unusually warm. The fact that the weather is usually windless also helps to adapt to the cold - it makes it easier to endure the cold. Locals even say that they prefer to live here rather than where the winters are more moderate, but windy and humid. They measure the temperature with special thermometers with a mercury-thallium alloy so that the mercury does not freeze. Their maximum minimum temperature is minus 61.1°C.

At such temperatures, the simplest actions like taking the child to kindergarten or school, going to the store turns into a whole quest. Usually, residents of Oymyakon try to go out less during the “winter” months - only to the grocery store, quickly, wrapped in a scarf and additionally pressing a mitten to their face.

But residents of Yakutsk, located two days away, have to call a taxi, or travel only by personal transport. By the way, frosts are not an excuse for Oymyakon children to skip school - it works down to -52°C.

What clothes save you from the frost in Oymyakon

The locals, of course, dress in fur - the more natural and thick, the better. Fur hats, high boots (made of leather and deer fur), mittens, and always a scarf over the entire face to protect the skin from burns. Artificial fur the word is not suitable at all. In the cold it quickly becomes unusable, and sometimes literally breaks.

To attend kindergarten, children are bundled up to such an extent that they are practically unable to move independently - only their eyebrows and eyes are visible. Therefore, parents take them on a sled, and the fur blanket that is laid on this sled is pre-warmed.

Nutrition

It is impossible to grow crops in permafrost conditions, so locals mainly eat dense protein foods. Stroganina, like many centuries ago, was firmly established on the menu among the indigenous peoples of the North. These are shavings from a frozen piece of meat or fish. And the daily menu most often consists of thick soup with the same meat or fish. In this climate, local residents do not need refrigerators, because everything is stored right outside the window.

Pets

Residents of Oymyakon keep livestock, but in such cold weather they try not to let them go outside. In winter, only hardy Yakut horses (they are covered with a long, thick coat) and dogs are allowed outside. Cows see the white winter light only when absolutely necessary, and then they specially cover their udders to prevent them from freezing.

Utility services

Permafrost, extremely low temperatures and sewage are incompatible things, so most toilets in Oymyakon are located outside the houses. Heat for Oymyakon is provided by a local thermal station powered by coal. Its condition, like the central heating in the city of Yakutsk, located two days away, begins to be checked in June. At the same time, pipes are replaced, if necessary.

Electrical failures are the worst thing that can happen in the Far North. If this happens, all the residents of Oymyakon go out into the streets and try to use burners to heat the most necessary buildings for the village - a kindergarten, the only store, a canteen. To prevent the pipes from freezing, they had to be dug out and warmed manually. Fortunately, this doesn't happen often.

Transport

There are two ways to get from Yakutsk to Oymyakon - either by car or by air. Planes fly only during the warmest time of the year, in the summer, and no more than once a week. Therefore, the main connection with the world is through road transport. The classic UAZ “loaf” is considered the most durable, capable of covering more than a thousand kilometers of crusty ice and snow-covered highway without any special consequences.

Cars in the Far North require special, careful handling. Drivers often place a wool blanket on the hood and another underneath to “warm up” the engine and electrics. Cars in the north have double windows to prevent them from becoming covered in ice. If the car is outside, it must be kept at idle speed. It can only be parked in a heated garage. If you stop the engine in the open air, the battery will instantly freeze, making it impossible to start the car. Therefore, if the engine suddenly stalls somewhere outside the city, you have to thaw the battery over a fire and, in addition, warm the metal casing under the engine.

Long-distance carriers do not turn off the engines of their iron horses for literally months at a time. Due to the harsh northern conditions, the vast majority of gas stations in the Yakut region operate 24 hours a day.

Constantly running engines passenger cars, the breath of people and steam from operating industrial enterprises create a dense curtain that covers Yakutsk in the coldest time of the year. Sometimes it is so thick that nothing can be seen at a distance of ten steps.

Gadgets

It is better not to take small electronics outside in the Far North, because they instantly turn into a piece of ice. Therefore, owners keep them in their inner pockets, warming them with the heat of their own bodies, and take them out only in heated rooms. Photographing in such sub-zero temperatures is very difficult.

Disease and death

Surprisingly, in such extreme cold colds can not be. Viruses and bacteria simply freeze out. It’s easy to freeze something, but catching a cold is not. However, this is not as good as it seems, and if a resident of Oymyakon moves to warmer climes, he risks constantly catching a cold.

The harsh climate is a great test for human body, so there are almost no long-livers among the inhabitants of the Far North. In addition to extreme temperatures, a lack of vitamins and a monotonous diet play a role. Eternal winter affects both the beginning and the end human life– in the freezing cold it is impossible to dig up a grave, so if one of the village residents dies, the earth has to be warmed with fires.

How do the locals themselves feel about this climate?

Autumn in the Far North is the saddest time of the year. Short summer it's over, there's a long and very long time ahead Cold winter. However, when it finally comes, and the dull slush is covered with a fresh snow cover, white and clean, the residents of the Yakut region seem to rejoice at the arrival of cold weather. Complaints are usually caused not by the frost itself, but by the poor performance of utilities - if the heating does not work or an accident occurs. The heat causes much greater complaints - starting in June, northerners accustomed to cold weather begin to complain about the heat.

True, in recent years, residents of Yakutia (those who can afford it) prefer to wait out the winter in warmer places. For example, in Thailand there is a direct plane line between Yakutsk and Bangkok. And their places are taken by tourists - amazingly, Oymyakon is becoming a popular place for those who like to feel the bestial grin of real cold.

How does cold affect the human body?

• At minus 5°C, the frost is more invigorating than causing inconvenience - to protect against it, just put on a warm hat, wrap a scarf around your throat, and you will be warm and cozy.
• At minus 20°, the moisture in the nasal mucosa begins to freeze, and the cold air burns the nasopharynx.
• At minus 35°C, frostbite on exposed skin is a very real danger.
• And at minus 45°C, only a masochist can wear glasses with metal frames - the metal sticks to the cheekbones and nose, and the glasses will have to be removed along with pieces of skin.

At the Russian Antarctic station "Vostok", where the lowest temperature record on the planet was recorded (-89.2 ⁰С), live special people. Prepared mentally and physically, they agree to live and work in such conditions for a certain period of time and for decent remuneration.

And where the coldest city in the world is located, people live all the time, and it is difficult to hope that their salaries are so high that they can compensate for the extreme conditions...

The coldest republic

Residents of several settlements are arguing to be officially considered residents, and all of them are located in one region of Russia - in Yakutia. The title of the coldest city in the world can be distributed in different ways, based on various formal interpretations, but it is unfair to take away the title of the coldest republic from the Republic.

Capital of the Cold

On the Lena River there is a city that ranks third in population in the vast Far Eastern District. About 300 thousand people live in Yakutsk, and this number Lately growing. Many migrants from Central Asia and China move to the capital of the republic from surrounding settlements.

Visitors are not afraid of cold weather. The average January air temperature in Yakutsk is -40 ⁰С, the cold record is -64.4 ⁰С, sometimes snow fell in June, spring and summer are short-lived, like the life of a moth. Moreover, the annual temperature amplitude is the largest on the planet and exceeds a hundred degrees. Short summer the maximum can reach the same forty degrees, but with a plus sign. And yet, short hot days cannot imbue the Yakut land with warmth, and it is Yakutsk that is the coldest city in the world, according to those exotic lovers who come to the banks of the Lena in winter.

This city is the largest settlement located in the permafrost zone. There are many specific differences here from cities located in areas with a less aggressive climate. Here they build in a special way (it is impossible to lay a regular foundation under a house: there is ice below), they lay communications in their own way, and lay the road surface.

But the federal authorities should pay more attention to the frost-resistant Siberian republic, making sure that people do not leave these extremely cold places. Yakut diamonds alone are enough for people to gradually appear, leading them away from the government and in general, Russian control this area.

Pole of Cold

According to some reports, a hundred years ago in Oymyakon the air temperature was measured at 82 ⁰C. Considering that the village is located at 741 m above sea level, and Antarctic station“Vostok” is five times higher; the Yakut village holds the record for the minimum temperature on the planet, even if the official minimum is -68.3 ⁰С.

The distance from the ocean, the location in a basin where cold air masses from the surrounding area flow, make Oymyakon truly the coldest place on Earth where people live permanently, but it is not the coldest city in the world. According to its status, about a thousand should live in the city, and in this village there are about 450 residents.

Record holder in all respects

But in another Yakut settlement - Verkhoyansk - 1,150 people live. The city is also one of the smallest settlements Russian Federation with city status.

The official temperature minimum is -67.8 ⁰С, the average January minimum is -48.3 ⁰С, frosts are possible at any time of the year, even in July. At the same time, there is a huge contrast throughout the year, characteristic of the climate of these harsh places, and the amount of precipitation makes Verkhoyansk look like some kind of African desert.

It is not surprising that those who protested against the settlement have long been referred to the settlement here. state power. Alexander II was the first to recognize such potential in Verkhoyansk, who sent the participants of the Polish uprising of 1863 here to “cool off.” It was political exiles who became the first intellectuals and simply educated people who established regular scientific observation of the weather. They recorded low temperatures that were unprecedented throughout the vast empire.

The dispute between Verkhoyansk and Oymyakon about which city is the coldest continues to this day, arousing purely sporting interest among local residents. Another thing seems more important: is it possible to resist natural disaster so that people living in such harsh conditions do not feel inferior, that they live fully, and do not survive, fighting against the mighty nature.

In these places, despite the average annual sub-zero temperature and record frosts in winter, people very rarely suffer from ARVI. Viruses and bacteria do not coexist here, but people feel good. The list of the top 10 coldest cities in the world included 5 at the same time, excluding o. Spitsbergen, as well as a domestic research station in Antarctica. Which confirms that Russia is the coldest country on the planet.

Vostok Station – a city of polar explorers and penguins

An inland Arctic station that has existed since 1957. The location is a small town consisting of several complexes, including residential and research modules, as well as technological buildings.

Having arrived here, a person begins to die, everything contributes to this: temperatures up to -90C, low concentration of oxygen, solid snow whiteness causes blindness. You can't do this here sudden movements, experience prolonged physical exercise- all this can lead to pulmonary edema, death, and guaranteed loss of consciousness. When the Arctic winter sets in, the temperature drops below -80C, under such conditions gasoline thickens, diesel fuel crystallizes and turns into a paste, and human skin dies in a matter of minutes.

Oymyakon is the coldest settlement on the planet

Absolute minimum: -78С, maximum: +30С.

A small settlement located in Yakutia is considered one of the “cold poles” of the planet. This place is recognized as the harshest on Earth with a permanent population. In total, about 500 people settled down in Oymyakon. The sharply continental climate is characterized by hot summers and extremely cold winters, which is ensured by the distance from the oceans that warm the air. Oymyakon is also notable for the fact that the difference in maximum temperatures, - and +, is more than one hundred degrees. Despite its administrative status - a village, the place is included in the world rankings of the coldest cities in the world. For the whole of Oymyakon there is one store, a school, a boiler room, and a gas station. People survive by raising livestock.

Verkhoyansk is the northernmost city of Yakutia

Absolute minimum: -68С, maximum: +38С.

Verkhoyansk is recognized as another “pole of cold” and constantly competes with Oymyakon for this title, the competition sometimes reaching the point of exchanging accusations and insults. In summer, the dry heat can suddenly change to zero or negative temperatures. Winter is windy and very long.

There are no asphalt surfaces; they simply cannot withstand the temperature difference. Population – 1200 people. People are engaged in reindeer herding, cattle breeding, forestry, and tourism in the local economy. The city has two schools, a hotel, local history museum, weather station, shops. The younger generation is engaged in fishing and mining mammoth bones and tusks.

Yakutsk is the coldest large city on Earth

Absolute minimum: -65, maximum: +38С.

The capital of the Republic of Sakha is located at the foot of the Lena River. Yakutsk is the only large city in the ranking of the coldest cities in the world where you can pay bank card, go to a SPA, a restaurant with Japanese, Chinese, European, any cuisine. The population is 300 thousand people. There are about fifty schools here, several higher educational institutions, theaters, opera, circus, an innumerable number of museums, small and medium-sized industry is well developed.

This is also the only settlement in the ranking to which asphalt has been laid. In summer and spring, when the ice melts, the roads are flooded, and continuous canals similar to the Venetian ones are formed. Up to 30% of the world's diamond reserves are concentrated in these regions, and almost half of the Russian Federation's gold is mined. In winter, it is very difficult to bring a car into Yakutsk; you have to heat the fuel line with a flame or a soldering iron. Every local at least once in his life confused morning with evening and vice versa.

Norilsk is the northernmost city on the planet with a population of more than 150 thousand people.

Absolute minimum: -53С, maximum: +32С.

Industrial city, part of Krasnoyarsk Territory. It is recognized as the northernmost city on the planet, with a permanent population exceeding 150 thousand people. Norilsk is included in the Earth rating, which is associated with the developed metallurgical industry. A state higher education institution has been opened in Norilsk, and an art gallery operates.

Guests and local residents constantly face a number of problems: due to low temperatures in winter, cars are usually stored in heated garages or not turned off for a long time, the height of snowdrifts can reach the 3rd floor, the force of the wind can move cars and carry people away.

Longyearbyen - the tourist capital of the Barentsburg Island

Absolute minimum: -43C, maximum: +21C.

This place is as far from the equator as the Vostok station. The world's northernmost airport with regular flights is located here - Svalbard. Longyearbyen is an administrative unit of Norway, but visa restrictions do not apply here - at the airport they put the mark “Departed from Norway”. You can get there by air or sea. Longyearbyen is the northernmost settlement with a population of more than a thousand people. The city can safely be called one of the coldest in the world, but it is more than suitable for a comfortable existence, compared to Verkhoyansk, for example.

What is noteworthy: it is forbidden to be born and die here - there are no maternity hospitals or cemeteries. The corpses, which are most often the result of an encounter between a person and a bear, are transported to the mainland. In the city, as on the entire island of Spitsbergen, two types of transport prevail - helicopter, snowmobile. The main activities of the locals are coal mining, dog sledding, skinning, and research activities. The island is home to the largest repository of male semen on the planet, which should save humanity in the event of a global catastrophe.

Barrow is the northernmost city in the USA

Absolute minimum: -47C, maximum: +26C.

Oil workers live here. The population of the city is 4.5 thousand people. In the summer, it is impossible to predict exactly what you will have to use to get to work tomorrow - by snowmobile or car. Snow and frost can come to the region at any time and replace the rare warm days.

Barrow is an atypical American town; here you can see tanned skins on houses and large bones of sea animals on the roads. There is no asphalt. But there is also a piece of civilization: a football field, an airfield, clothing and food stores. The city is drowning in the polar blues and ranks fourth among the coldest cities on the planet.

Murmansk – The largest city, built beyond the Arctic Circle

Absolute minimum: -39C, maximum: +33C.

Murmansk is the only hero city located beyond the Arctic Circle. The only place in the Arctic where more than 300 thousand people live. The entire infrastructure and economy is built around the port, one of the largest in Russia. The city is heated by the warm Gulf Stream, which comes from the Atlantic Ocean.

Locals They don’t deny themselves anything; there are McDonalds, Zara, Bershka, and many other stores, including the largest Russian chain supermarkets. A developed hotel network. The roads are mostly asphalted.

Nuuk is the administrative center of Greenland

Absolute minimum: -32C, maximum: +26C.

From Nuuk to the Arctic Circle is 240 kilometers, but the warm ocean current warms up the local air and soil. About 17 thousand people live here, who are engaged in fishing, construction, consulting, and science. There are several higher educational institutions in the city. In order not to plunge into depression associated with the climate, the houses are painted in different colors, gilding is often found on the streets, municipal transport is replete with bright signs. Something similar can be found in Copenhagen, which was not included in the ranking of the coldest cities on Earth due to warm currents.

Ulaanbaatar is the coldest capital of the state on the planet

Absolute minimum: -42C, maximum: +39C.

Ulaanbaatar - first place in Central Asia from the list of the coldest cities on the planet. The local climate is sharply continental, which is explained by the very large distance from ocean currents. The capital of Mongolia is located much further south than all representatives of the rating, except for the Vostok station. More than 1.3 million people live here. The level of infrastructure is far ahead of the rest of Mongolia. Ulaanbaatar closes the ranking of the coldest cities on the planet.

At what negative temperature can you not take your children to school or kindergarten, and, perhaps, not even go to work? People living in different climates will answer these questions differently. What is a pleasant frost for some, seems unbearably cold for others. Those inhabitants of the planet who live in the coldest corners of the planet are not too impressed by the readings of thermometers; they have long been accustomed to environment and learned to adapt to it. The same cannot be said about gasoline, paints or electronics, which change their properties in severe frosts. But a person has to live everywhere, even in icy deserts. Where are all these coldest cities in the world?

1. Verkhoyansk (Russia)

During the 2002 population census, the Russian city of Verkhoyansk counted 1,434 residents. It appeared in 1638 as a fortress and was a regional center for gold mining and reindeer herding. Verkhoyansk is located in Yakutia, 650 kilometers from Yakutsk, and the North Pole is far from here - 2,400 kilometers. After 1860 and before the revolutions of 1917, Verkhoyansk served as a place of exile for political prisoners.
This coldest city in the world holds the record for the coldest temperatures: the average monthly January temperature here is -45.7 degrees. Frosts here last from October to April. A record frost of -67.7 degrees was recorded here in 1892. Local residents are engaged in reindeer herding and fur hunting, and their main diet is fish. There are also wood processing enterprises in Verkhoyansk.

2. International Falls (USA)

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In the northern United States, in the state of Minnesota, the town of International Falls is located, which is the administrative center of Koochiching County. Its population is 7,000 inhabitants, and the average annual temperature is -2 degrees. With the exception of Alaska, it is the coldest place in the United States. There are long and cold winters here; in January the average temperature is - 16.2 degrees. Heavy snow falls here (166 cm). There is a rivalry between this city and Fraser, Colorado for the title of "Glacier Nation." While International Falls is still called that, eccentric Americans took this nickname so seriously that they even registered this phrase as a trademark in the Patent Office in 2008.

3. Fraser (USA)

In the central US state of Colorado, in the Rocky Mountains at an altitude of 2600 meters is the town of Fraser. In 2000, a population census was conducted here, counting 910 inhabitants. Not far from here is the famous ski resort"Winter Park". Fraser has some of the harshest winters in the continental United States. The average annual temperature here is kept around zero degrees.

4. Yakutsk (Russia)

Yakutsk has a strong reputation as one of the coldest cities in the world. In Yakutia, not so far by Siberian standards from Yakutsk, the temperature minimum was recorded in the entire northern hemisphere. The average winter temperature here drops below 40 degrees, and all this lasts from October to the end of April. In Yakutsk itself, a record low temperature of -63 degrees was recorded. Despite such a harsh climate, over 280,000 people live in Yakutsk, who have long since settled down and are not afraid of the local severe frosts. From Yakutsk it is only about 200 kilometers to the Arctic Circle, and to an even colder settlement - Oymyakon - just a couple of days' drive.
Despite the extremely unfriendly climate, this Siberian city has become very comfortable. In Yakutsk you can even find spa salons, restaurants with a variety of cuisines, and there are also ATMs that manage to work in such difficult conditions. Of course, there are schools, museums, theaters here, and if you dig deeper into the snow, you can find asphalt on the roads, which is not typical for other completely frozen Russian cities.

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5. Prospect Creek (USA)

In Alaska, 290 kilometers north of Fairbanks, there is the small village of Prospect Creek. Initially, it housed various expeditions involved in oil exploration, as well as for 27,000 construction workers of the Alaskan oil pipeline. When the oil pipeline was completed in 1977, most of the workers left for the mainland, and the village was empty. It was in this village that the minimum temperature in the United States was recorded - it was in January 1971, then the thermometer dropped to -62.1 degrees. The oil pipeline was cleverly built so that even in severe frost it would not freeze - for this purpose, the pipes are covered with 10 centimeter thick fiberglass insulation.

6. Barrow (USA)

The city of Barrow is also located in Alaska and is the northernmost city in the United States. It climbed 515 kilometers north of the Arctic Circle, and a little further north of the city is the cape of the same name, which is the northernmost point of this country.
Barrow has a population of 4,580. The city is built on permafrost because the winters here are very cold and long. Having disappeared behind the horizon at the end of November, the sun appears again only at the end of January. And in summer the air here is very invigorating, only in July the average monthly temperature reaches +4.6 degrees Celsius. Only 109 days a year here the daily temperature exceeds zero, but 324 days a year the average daily temperature is negative, so snowfalls and frosts are possible here in absolutely any month.
Despite this, Barrow has become the economic center of the North Slope, and many of its residents work in the energy industry. But the residents of Barrow have the privilege of often seeing auroras. You can get to Barrow either by sea or by plane.

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7. Yellowknife (Canada)

In 1934, the city of Yellowknife appeared 320 kilometers from the Arctic Circle, which became the coldest in Canada. The frost itself of 30 degrees does not seem so critical, however, powerful gusts of wind should be added to it, thanks to which the air seems much colder than it actually is, and manages to quickly suck the heat out of people. It can also be considered one of the coldest in all of North America. The combination of 30-degree frost and strong winds makes the possibility of frostbite here very high, which raises the index of this place.
If we compare Yellowknife with the Russian Oymyakon, then in the latter there are only about 500 residents struggling with the cold, while in the Canadian city 20,000 people have to do this. However, it is precisely in more populated city It is technically easier to survive, engage in construction, and ensure the operability of pipelines. In addition, Yellowknife also has mining operations.
The lowest temperature -51 degrees here was recorded in 1947. A frost of 26 degrees is considered quite usual for this city. From mid-November to early April, the polar night reigns here, during which you can repeatedly enjoy the shimmer of the auroras.

8. Ulaanbaatar (Mongolia)

The Mongolian capital is home to 1.3 million residents who have to put up with an average winter temperature of 33 degrees. They have adapted to this for centuries, building yurts on frozen ground. It is difficult to drive around the city by car - even if the car starts, you will not be able to see the road due to the icy windows. By the way, the Mongols adapted to use as freezers trunks of faulty and abandoned cars, putting food there. There is a real problem with transport here: icy planes cannot take off, and ground transport is difficult to start. Cell phones“passed out” from low temperatures, which forces residents to prefer live communication (which is not so bad), coming to visit each other. Therefore, this fairly large city is quite friendly. It may be the coldest capital on earth.

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9. Hell (Norway)

There is a city in Norway called Hell - translated from English this word means “hell”, and this interpretation is quite suitable for it due to the subarctic climate. Although it cannot be compared with Siberian cities in terms of frost. There, for example, in February 2010, the average monthly temperature was only -6.6 degrees, which could scare only Africans. In recent years, tourists have not been afraid to come to Hell to take pictures at the railway station against the backdrop of an inscription with the “ominous” name of the city. Hell freezes from December to March.

10. Longyearbyen (Norway)

This city on the island of Spitsbergen has an arctic climate, and temperatures are below freezing most of the year - the annual average is -6 degrees. The absolute minimum reached was -43 degrees, and the maximum was +21 degrees. Longyearbyen is also far from the equator, as is the Antarctic Vostok station. The northernmost airport on the planet, Svalbard, operates here, accepting regular flights, and it is also the northernmost populated area with a population of over 1000 inhabitants. Although Longyearbyen belongs to Norway, there are no visa restrictions, only at the airport they will put a “Departed from Norway” stamp. You can also get here by sea. Compared to Verkhoyansk, life in Longyearbyen is much more comfortable.
This city is not designed for either the beginning or the end of life, since it has neither maternity hospitals nor cemeteries. If anyone is killed by a bear here, the poor fellow’s corpse will be taken to the mainland. The main modes of transport here are snowmobiles and helicopters. Local residents are mainly engaged in coal mining, as well as scientific work, tanning hides, and in their spare time they ride dog sleds. Here is the world's largest bank of male sperm - a reserve in case of a global catastrophe.