Top Ten Extremely Cold Places Oymyakon Village, Russia

For friends from the south, the cold may be unbearable at zero degrees. In fact, compared to extremely cold places, this is really nothing compared to the extremely cold places. It’s winter here. Temperatures of dozens of degrees below zero are quite normal. So this issue of urban culture will be analyzed for you.

Introduction

Oymyakon is located in the Sakhalin Republic in Eastern Siberia, 800 kilometers east of the capital Yakutsk, with an area of ​​422 square kilometers. The upper reaches of the Dyzilka River is one of the "cold poles" in the northern hemisphere. Oymyakon is one of the coldest permanent settlements in the world, with 500 villagers living here year-round. In mid-January 2018, the extremely cold weather of minus 67 degrees Celsius was measured in the village of Oymyakon, almost tying the record of minus 67.7 degrees Celsius measured in February 1933.

Reasons for cold

High latitude will result in less solar radiation per unit area. The approximate location of Oymyakon is 63°N, 143°E, which is a relatively northerly region geographically. On the winter solstice every year, the day length at this latitude is only 3.5 hours. This is also the period when the polar night appears in the Arctic Circle. Because of its geographical location close to the Arctic Circle, the sunshine hours there are not much longer than in the Arctic. And it's deep inland, far away from any bodies of ocean water that could have a moderate impact on local weather. In addition, Oymyakon is located in a valley surrounded by the Chersky Mountains and the Verkhoyansk Mountains on the east, west and south, and has a basin topography. The warm air from the south is blocked out, while the cold air from the north can drive straight in and stagnate and accumulate in the valley. Surrounded by the surrounding mountains, the cold air flows down the slopes to the bottom of the basin, making the bottom of the basin even colder.

Climate Characteristics

Oymyakon is located in the Eastern Siberian climate zone, which gives it the most significant continental climate characteristics, manifested in a huge temperature difference between winter and summer and between day and night. The winter is long and extremely cold, with the average temperature falling below -40°C for three months a year. The coldest month is January, with the average temperature in January being around -47°C. The summer is cool but short-lived. The average temperature in July, the hottest month, is 13 to 16 degrees Celsius, and the annual average temperature is about minus 16 degrees. The annual precipitation in Oymyakon ranges from 200 to 240 mm, and almost 60% of the precipitation falls between June and August. Although Oymyakon is not in the Arctic range or within the Arctic Circle, it is one of the coldest places in the Northern Hemisphere in winter (colder than the Arctic). It is also the place with the largest annual temperature range in the world, with an absolute annual temperature range of 105°C.