Russia

Russia is well-known for its severely cold winters and icy landscapes that extend for miles in certain sections of the large nation. Winter is particularly severe in the North and Far Eastern areas, lasting approximately half the year. These are the locations where record-breaking low temperatures are expected. Yikes! It's unsurprising that several of Russia's coldest regions are situated there.

Between October and April, there is nothing one can do to avoid Siberia's cold temperatures and bone-chilling winds. These places are infamous for their vulnerability to the Arctic farther north. There are no hillsides to block the sub-zero winds from sweeping straight down and lowering the temperatures to shiver-inducing levels. And it's the same in various regions of Russia, with a large portion of the nation located between 40 and 75 degrees latitude, when temperatures may drop rather low.

Verkhoyansk and Oymyakon both saw subzero temperatures of minus 67.8 degrees Celsius (minus 90.0 degrees Fahrenheit). Despite the freezing temperatures, around 500 people reside in Oymyakon, while another 1400 come to Verkhoyansk each year.

Coldest temperature: -67.8 °C