10 Coldest Cities in the World

1. Yakutsk, Russia

February average temperature (in °C): -36.1

Lowest temperature ever recorded (in °C): -64.4

With temperatures falling as low as -36.1 °C, accompanied by regular snowfall, in February 2024, Yautsk upholds its title as the coldest city in the world. It is a port city in Russia, situated in East Siberia on the Lena River. Yakutsk has below-freezing temperatures for around seven months of the year, with the Winter season starting in October and lasting till April. As of February 2024, the average temperature of the city is recorded to be -36.1 °C with regular snowfall. The lowest ever recorded in Yakutsk was -64.4 °C on 5 February 1891.

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