In photos: 10 coldest cities in the world

If you thought winter in UAE is getting nippy, you seriously need to read what comes next. Here’s a look at the 10 ten coldest cities in the world. Be warned, it’s a chilly list. Vostok Station, Antarctica. This is the coldest place in the world, with a recorded temperature of -128 °F (-89.2 °C). In summer, it gets slightly warmer – on average, that’s −31.9 °C (−25.4 °F).

Snag, Yukon Territory. This city is sparsely populated by people and the lowest temp ever seen here is -63 degrees (in 1947).

North Ice, Greenland. With almost 85 per cent of this island being covered with ice, it’s no wonder it’s made it to this list. The lowest temperature on record is −87.0 °F (−66.1 °C).

Oymyakon, Russia is known for extreme cold and extreme heat. In winter, the temperature can dip down to -71.2 degrees while come summertime, it can rise to about 30 degrees.

Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, is one of the largest cities in Mongolia. It’s also the capital. Founded in 1639, Ulaanbaatar is currently home to about 1.3 million people in the world. January is the coldest month here.

Prospect Creek, Alaska, has become famous owing to a number of mining expeditions and the camp for the building of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System. But it’s also known for being very, very cold; the lowest temperature recorded in this area is −80 °F (−62 °C).

Verkhoyansk, Russia. About 1,300 people live here all year-round in temperatures that dive down to −49.7 °F (−45.4 °C). Did you know? Because of its harsh climes Verkhoyansk was used as the place of exile between the 1980s and 1917? Talk about giving someone the cold shoulder.

Amundsen-Scott Station in the South Pole is a research station built in 1956. Because it’s the southernmost tip of the world, things happen a bit differently here – it’s sunny for about 6 months and then the sun sets, and night lingers for the next six months during which temperatures plummet to -73 degrees.

Eureka, Canada, was established in 1947 and it currently functions as a research community. This research base consists of three areas; the Environment Canada Weather Station, the Eureka Aerodrome and the Polar Environment Atmospheric Research Laboratory (PEARL). Eureka has the lowest average annual temperature in Canada. Record low temperature of this area is – 55.3 °C and record wind chill is – 69.5 °C.

Denali/Mount McKinley, Alaska, has the highest peak in North America. With an automated weather station situated at 18,733 feet, the lowest temperature is recorded – 59.7 °C and wind chill is −83.4 °C.