2. Oymyakon, Russia. As expected, another city in Russia follows in the top list of world's coldest cities. Oymyakon is a small town with no more than 500 inhabitants, thriving in a typical winter temperature of -50°C.
Yakutsk, the capital city of Russia's Sakha Republic in eastern Siberia, is widely identified as being one of the coldest places in the world. Large parts of Russia are currently experiencing record low temperatures and Yakutsk is seeing an abnormally long cold snap.
2. Russia (World's coldest country after Antarctica) Not every part of Russia stays cold around the clock, but the parts that do will take your breath away…
The weather in Canada can be quite cold. The weather in the Australian provinces and territories stays pretty warm and favourable.
Death Valley, California
It's not called Death Valley for nothing! As one of the hottest and driest places in North America, the summers scorch around 120 degrees, but can even reach an unbearable 125. On one July day in 1913, the temperature hit 134, the official highest temperature in the Western Hemisphere.
1. Fairbanks, Alaska. With a minimum average temperature of about minus 17 degrees Fahrenheit, Fairbanks takes the cake as the coldest city in the U.S. The northernmost major city in Alaska, Fairbanks has seen record cold temperatures reaching minus 66 degrees in the past.
Tasmania is Australia's coldest state overall because it is closer to the polar zone compared to the other Australian states and territories, and experiences more frequent bursts of cold Antarctic air. The coldest nights occur when the conditions are clear and calm, especially if there is snow cover.
It's a common misconception that New York City is as cold as Chicago. Actually, one of the benefits of living in NYC is its winters are actually pretty mild and usually 10 degrees warmer than Chicago! Year-round, New York City has more mild weather than Chicago, especially in the summer and winter.
Chongqing
It is usually the hottest city, and temperatures have reached Red Alertlevels (over 40°C, 104°F) in August.
Yakutsk — where the average annual temperature is −8.0 °C (17.6 °F), winter high temperatures are consistently well below −20 °C (−4 °F), and the record low is −64.4 °C (−83.9 °F), — is the coldest city in the world.
The East Antarctic plateau is the coldest place on Earth. But it is not the coldest permanently inhabited area.
1) Dras. Titled the coldest place in India and the second coldest inhabited place in the country, Dras is located at Kargil town in Ladakh. Located at an altitude of 3280 meters above sea level is also known as the 'Gateway to Ladakh.
Think dry, rocky, and dark-colored lands. In July 1913, observers in Furnace Creek, California—Death Valley—watched the thermometer reach 56.7°C (134°F) and declared it to be the highest temperature ever recorded on Earth.
Darwin, Northern Territory
In Darwin, the average annual temperature is 27.4°C. It is the city in Australia with the highest average temperature and the highest average monthly maximum temperature.
More than 300 people live year-round in Death Valley, one of the hottest places on Earth.
Oodnadatta, South Australia
Of course we Aussies don't have to travel far to feel the heat, especially during the Australian summer months. The record for the highest official temperature ever recorded in Australia belongs to the remote outback town of Oodnadatta in South Australia.
Iceland is characterized by a Polar Tundra climate and consequently, remains cold throughout the year.
Why it is so cold in Russia. Most of Russia's cities are located west of the Ural Mountains and below the Arctic Circle in more temperate climates. Over 80 percent of the country's population lives here. Although it gets up to 27 degrees Celsius in the summer, even in Moscow, the winters are harsh.