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Humans have a surprising ability to adapt to the most extreme environments on Earth. However, there are a lot of places in the world where the concept of seasons simply doesn’t exist. Such is a small town of 500 located in northeast Russia – Oymyakon. It’s widely regarded as the coldest inhabited town on Earth. Temperatures there average around minus 58° F (that’s minus 50 degrees Celsius) during the winter months. See the amazing images from the coldest inhabited place on Earth.
Tiny hamlet in Russia
Oymyakon, a tiny hamlet in Russia with a population of around 500.
Coldest inhabited places on earth
Oymyakon and Verkhoyansk are the only two permanently inhabited places in the world that have recorded temperatures below -50.0 degrees Celsius.
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Winters in Oymyakon
Winters in Oymyakon are long and extremely cold.
Summers in Oymyakon
Summers are mild to warm, sometimes hot in Oymyakon. The warmest month on record is July 2010 with an average temperature of +18.7 degrees Celsius.
“Unfrozen Water”
Oymyakon takes its name from the Russian for “water that doesn’t freeze.”
Lowest recorded temperature
Oymyakon’s lowest recorded temperature was a frigid minus 71.2 Celsius (minus 96.16 Fahrenheit) back in 1924.
Highest average temperature
On 28 July 2010, Oymyakon recorded a record high temperature of 34.6 degrees Celsius.
Harsh climate
People live in the valley despite the harsh climate.
Well equipped
The town is equipped with schools, a post office, a bank, and even an airport runway.