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Interesting facts about the coldest place in the world where humans live

Have you ever wondered about where the coldest place in the world where humans live is? Well, this is a place that did record the extremely cold temperature of -89.9°F (-67.7°C). Do you know where it is?

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That’s Oymyakon. Is this name sound familiar to you? Or is it the first time you have known about it? Do you want to know more about this super unique place? If that’s so, why don’t you spend a few minutes checking out this post? Right below here are a lot of interesting facts about Oymyakon. Let’s see what they are!

In February 1993, Oymyakon recorded an extremely low temperature: -89.9°F (-67.7°C)

Oymyakon - the coldest place in the world where humans live, where is it?

Located pretty far north, Oymyakon is a remote village in Russia. Though Oymyakon isn’t the furthest point of Siberia, Oymyakon is named as one of two places considered the Northern Pole of Cold. Along with Oymyakon, the town of Verkhoyansk, Sakha Republic, Russia, is also considered the Northern Pole of Cold. Interestingly, Verkhoyansk is 391 miles (629 kilometers) away from Oymyakon. 

How cold Oymyakon really is?

Being the coldest place in the world where humans live, Oymyakon is, of course, super cold, especially during the wintertime. The weather conditions in Oymyakon, well, are so, so harsh. In February 1993, Oymyakon recorded an extremely low temperature: -89.9°F (-67.7°C).

Having an extreme subarctic climate, winters in Oymyakon are long and super cold while summers are short and mild to warm or even hot. The average temperature in Oymyakon is 4.1°F (-15.5°C) on annual. December, January, and February are always the coldest months in Oymyakon. -58°F (-50°C) is the average temperature in this small village in January.

Averagely, Oymyakon has 156 snow days, mostly in months between October and March. This place also has rainfall but mainly just in the summer months. Interestingly, though it’s the coldest place in the world where humans live, there are not any snow days in Oymyakon in both August and July.

Now, let’s go to the next part of this article to find out more exciting facts about Oymyakon!

-58°F (-50°C) is the average temperature in this small village in January

Exciting facts about Oymyakon that you might not know

If you are looking for more very unique facts about Oymyakon, then the following are some more for you: 

  • In the coldest place in the world where humans live, June and July are two months that the temperatures are always higher than -10°C (14°F). 

  • Oymyakon and Verkhoyansk are the only 2 permanently inhabited places on Earth that had temperatures lower than -76°C (-60°C) every day in January.

  • The Oymyakon residents survive the harshly cold weather conditions mainly by burning coal & wood for warmth.

  • The duration of daytime in summers in Oymyakon can last as much as ... 21 hours, while in winter it can be just about 2-3 hours.

  • Life is, well, fairly normal in Oymyakon despite the frightfully harsh cold.

  • Oymyakon just has one school in the village while it has no hotel.

  • No crops can survive the harshly cold weather conditions in Oymyakon during the wintertime. Oymyakon residents mainly depend on fish,  horse meat, and reindeer meat for their daily food requirements.

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Conclusion 

Recently, we have learned about some of the most interesting things and facts about Oymyakon - the coldest place in the world where humans live. As you can see, this small village is super unique, and the lives of Oymyakon inhabitants are also amazing, right? And that’s all for now. Hope you enjoyed this article!

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