Deep in Russia’s Siberian region is a city that frequently shivers under permafrost - but in the summer, this icy city gets hotter than London. Yakutsk in Siberia, Russia is one of the coldest places in the world, with a record low temperature of -64C recorded on 5 February 5 1891. During January, the average low temperature is -42C with the city getting less than four hours of sunlight per day.
Despite these harsh conditions Yakutsk is home to 355,000 people, just less than New Orleans in the US. This city is thought to be so cold for a number of reasons - one of these is its inland location. It is about 725km away from the Sea of Okhotsk, and although Yakutsk is built on the river Lea,the river valley actually traps cold air.
What is it Like Growing Up in the World’s Coldest City?-01 As the city is built on permafrost, the ground is always frozen which causes temperatures to drop and the city gets very little sun with an average of just four hours a day in the winter months. The city is also shrouded in "ice fog" during winter, which occurs when “air is so cold that hot air from houses, people and cars cannot rise,” according to the North-Eastern Federal University in Yakutsk. Despite this, in the summer months this Siberian city can get hotter than London with an average high temperature of 26C in July.
By comparison London only reaches 24C. In winter, life in Yakutsk can be unforgiving. One woman who has grown up in the city documents her daily life on TikTok , sh.