That accolade belongs to the Russian city of Yakutsk (opens in new tab). Located in Siberia, one of the world's coldest and most sparsely populated (opens in new tab) regions, Yakutsk is home to around 336,200 people (opens in new tab), many of whom work for Alrosa, a company that runs a diamond mine in the city .
Coldest States in the US
The second coldest state is North Dakota, with an average temperature of 42.4°F. Minnesota is the third-coldest state, with an average temperature of 42.5°F.
The weather in Canada can be quite cold. The weather in the Australian provinces and territories stays pretty warm and favourable.
Dallol, Ethiopia
Extremely remote and set in the far north of Ethiopia, Dallol is a tiny village known for setting records. It's the hottest year-round spot in the world, with the average annual high temperature coming in at a blistering 106.1 degrees F.
Drass, Jammu and Kashmir
Situated at an elevation of 3350 m, Drass is the coldest place in India and second to the coldest inhabited region on Earth. The average temperature during winter season goes down to -23 ºC.
1. London, England. London is truly a world unto itself. From fantastic museums to back-alley speakeasies, hip gourmet restaurants to nameless holes-in-the-wall serving the best in far-off cuisines – London's appeal is impossible to resist.
Liawenee is the coldest permanently-inhabited place in Australia.
According to a new weather report from WX-Now, which tracks the world's most extreme weather, nine out of the top 10 coldest places on the planet on Tuesday, December 6, 2022, were in Canada. The coldest place on the planet today is Lindburg Landing, Northwest Territories, with a brutal -41ºC.
Iceland is characterized by a Polar Tundra climate and consequently, remains cold throughout the year. Temperatures in summer are as low as 50°F which fall even lower in winters, reaching as low as 37°F on average in January.
Because Australia is a medium-sized continent, separated from polar regions by the Southern Ocean, it is not subject to movements of frigid polar air during winter, of the type that sweep over the continents in the northern hemisphere during their winter.
Spring was the coldest in decades for parts of Australia, a rare feat considering the influence of climate change ensures nearly every season is now warmer than normal. Daytime temperatures were especially low compared to recent years, including the coldest in 30 years for Melbourne, Adelaide, and Canberra.
Winter runs from May to August, and temperatures generally fall between 3°-11°C (37°-51°F).
Antarctica is the second smallest continent after Australia. It is the coldest, windiest, highest, driest, and least populated of the continents.
Mali is the hottest country in the world, with an average yearly temperature of 83.89°F (28.83°C). Located in West Africa, Mali actually shares borders with both Burkina Faso and Senegal, which follow it on the list.