Breathtaking Photos of the Coldest City in the World | The Weather Channel

Breathtaking Photos of the Coldest City in the World | The Weather Channel

Breathtaking Photos of the Coldest City in the World

In the village of Oymyakon, Russia, the average winter temperature is minus 58° Fahrenheit. That’s minus 50° Celsius. Does that make you feel a little warmer? Coldest temperature on record, from 1924, is minus 96° F (minus 71° C). Eyeglasses freeze to faces. Cars outside need to be kept running. Most toilets are outhouses because the ground is permanently frozen, making it nigh impossible to lay underground pipes. Summers, although short, surprisingly average around the mid-60s and 70s. Many locals complain about the heat. If traveling in the winter to Oymakon, or the nearest city, Yakutsk, my advice is to plan on not pooping until at least late spring.