Coldest Cities in the World.

 

The world's coldest cities are typically found in Siberia, Russia, and northern Canada, where extreme cold temperatures are common during the winter months. There are many cold places on the earth, where temperature drops to minus. Oymyakon in Russia Siberia is considered the coldest place in the world. Temperature drop to -90F/-68 C, that makes the life of people difficult. The maximum temperature dropped in Oymyakon was in 1933, that makes the town coldest permanently, recorded by Guinness world records. 

The extreme cold temperatures experienced in these cities are primarily due to their high-latitude locations. High-latitude locations are those that are situated far from the equator and closer to the Earth's poles. Several factors contribute to the extreme cold in these areas:

1.    Less Solar Heating: High-latitude areas receive less direct sunlight throughout the year, especially during the winter months when the Earth's axial tilt causes the region to tilt away from the sun. This results in shorter days and less solar heating, leading to colder temperatures.

2.    Polar Night: Some of these cities are located within or near the Arctic Circle, which experiences a phenomenon called the polar night during the winter. In the polar night, these areas receive no direct sunlight for an extended period, further contributing to the extreme cold.

 

 Here are some of the coldest cities in the world:

1.    Norilsk, Russia: Norilsk is one of the largest cities within the Arctic Circle and is known for its frigid temperatures. It often experiences temperatures well below freezing, with average lows in winter dropping to around -20 to -30 degrees Celsius (-4 to -22 degrees Fahrenheit).

2.    Barrow (Utqiaġvik), Alaska, USA: Barrow, now known as Utqiaġvik, is the northernmost city in the United States. It experiences extremely cold temperatures in the winter, with average lows around -30 to -40 degrees Celsius (-22 to -40 degrees Fahrenheit).

3.    Yellowknife, Canada: Yellowknife is the capital of Canada's Northwest Territories and is known for its cold winters. It often sees temperatures dipping below -30 degrees Celsius (-22 degrees Fahrenheit) during the winter months.

4.    Oymyakon, Russia: Oymyakon is one of the coldest permanently inhabited places on Earth. It holds the record for the lowest temperature ever recorded in a populated area, with temperatures dropping below -50 degrees Celsius (-58 degrees Fahrenheit) in the winter.

5.    Fairbanks, Alaska, USA: Fairbanks is located in interior Alaska and experiences very cold winters. It's not uncommon for temperatures to reach -40 degrees Celsius (-40 degrees Fahrenheit) or colder during the winter.

6.    Dudinka, Russia: Dudinka is another Siberian city with extremely cold winters. It often has average winter temperatures below -20 degrees Celsius (-4 degrees Fahrenheit).

7.    Yellowknife, Canada: Yellowknife, the capital of Canada's Northwest Territories, is known for its cold winters. It often sees temperatures dipping below -30 degrees Celsius (-22 degrees Fahrenheit) during the winter months.

8.    Churchill, Canada: Churchill, located on the shores of Hudson Bay in Manitoba, Canada, experiences frigid winters with temperatures often dropping below -30 degrees Celsius (-22 degrees Fahrenheit).

9.    Yakutsk, Russia: Yakutsk is the capital of Russia's Sakha Republic and is one of the coldest cities in the world. Winter temperatures here can plummet to around -40 degrees Celsius (-40 degrees Fahrenheit) or lower.

10. International Falls, Minnesota, USA: Known as the "Icebox of the Nation," International Falls experiences bitterly cold winters, with average lows in the -20 to -30 degrees Celsius (-4 to -22 degrees Fahrenheit) range.

 

These cities experience extreme cold due to their high-latitude locations and proximity to the Arctic or subarctic regions, where cold air masses dominate during the winter months. Travelers and residents in these areas need to take significant precautions to cope with the harsh winter conditions.