Though cold, winters have their own charm. Dressing up in woollen clothes and bundled up with a hot cup of coffee or tea, hoping to feel warm, we manage to make it through these winters. But these warming up measures are not effective everywhere.
There are certain cities where, if one is in the nude, it takes approximately one minute to freeze to death. Scary, isn’t it? Maybe summers aren’t that bad after all.
While it may be tough to imagine inhabiting places where sub-zero temperatures are the norm, people have not only managed to survive but thrive in such conditions. Having said that, let’s warm up before we dive into the top eight coldest places in the world:
1. Oymyakon, Russia: 
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Topping the list of the coldest places in the world is none other than Oymyakon in Russia. This village in Siberian Russia has a population of around 500 people and is located only a few hundred kilometres from the Arctic Circle. The lowest temperature recorded here is -67.8 degree Celsius. Since farming is not even an option in a place as cold as Oymyakon, the residents depend on reindeer or fish meat.
2. Verkhoyansk, Russia: 
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Coming in second place, but not by much, is Verkhoyansk, located in the Yakutia region of Russia. The winters here are so cold that to travel, the only option is to drive down the frozen Yana River in Verkhoyansk and in the summers, by a helicopter as the river starts defrosting. There are about 1300 residents in this city facing the biting cold. The lowest temperature recorded here is -67.6 degree Celsius.
3. Yakutsk, Sakha Republic, Russia: 
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Yakutsk is the capital of the Sakha Republic in Russia and has recorded temperatures as low as -64.4 degree Celsius. The city is located a few kilometres south of the Arctic circle. Winters here are usually long and cold and on a key note, Yakutsk has never had a temperature above freezing. More than 100,000 people inhabit this place.
4. Snag, Canada:
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A small region located in the Alaska Highway in Yukon, Canada, Snag recorded the least temperature in North America in 1947 of about -63 degree Celsius. There was a record of snow on the grounds in Snag with a height of 38.1 centimetres (15inches). It is said that winter is the only season around these parts.
5. Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia: 
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The capital and largest city of Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar generally has temperatures ranging from -36 to -40 degree Celsius. However, it is significantly warm from late April to early October. Ulaanbaatar is generally known as the coldest national capital in the world. Due to its seasonal changes, it shelters about 1.3 million residents. The lowest temperature recorded here is -55 degree Celsius.
6. Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan: 
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Formerly known as Astana, Nur-Sultan is the capital city of Kazakhstan and is the second coldest national capital in the world after Ulaanbaatar. It is located in the central region of Kazakhstan on the Ishim River. Typically, the city’s river is frozen between the second week of November and the beginning of April. The lowest temperature recorded here is -51.6 degree Celsius.
7. Yellowknife- Northwest territories, Canada:
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Yellowknife is the capital city of and has the largest community in the Northwest Territories, Canada. It is on the northern shore of Great Slave Lake, about 400kms south of the Arctic Circle, on the west side of Yellowknife Bay near the outlet of Yellowknife River. The lowest temperature recorded here is -51.2 degree Celsius.
8. Harbin, China:
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Harbin is the largest city in the north-eastern region of the People’s Republic in China. It is the eighth largest populated city in China. The extreme temperatures here have ranged from -42.6 to 39.2 degree Celsius. It has the nickname “Ice City” and it is well-earned as winters here are dry and freezing cold. The lowest temperature recorded here is -37.2 degree Celsius.
