🌡️ Coldest permanently inhabited place

Oymyakon · −67.7 °C (−89.9 °F)

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🌡️ Coldest permanently inhabited place

−67.7 °C (−89.9 °F)

Oymyakon · Sakha Republic, Siberia

A village that stays populated through winters colder than anywhere else on Earth, where thermometers have dipped near −70 °C and fuel, engines and eyelashes all freeze.

Record at a glance

RecordColdest permanently inhabited place
FeatureOymyakon
Measurement−67.7 °C (−89.9 °F)
LocationSakha Republic, Siberia
CountryRussia

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