{"id":1586,"date":"2018-01-16T14:09:51","date_gmt":"2018-01-16T14:09:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gifsboom.net\/blog\/?p=1586"},"modified":"2022-04-21T07:47:36","modified_gmt":"2022-04-21T07:47:36","slug":"oymyakon-coldest-earth-village","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gifsboom.net\/blog\/oymyakon-coldest-earth-village\/","title":{"rendered":"Oymyakon is The Coldest Village on Earth With a Shocking -67\u00b0C (-90\u00b0F) Record"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Oymyakon, in the Siberian region of Yakutia, is the coldest inhabited village on Earth (there are colder places in\u00a0Antarctica, but they are unpopulated).<\/p>\n<p>On 14 January 2018, in Oymyakon, a brand new thermometer crashed after measuring an astonishing -62\u00b0C, reports the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/siberiantimes.com\/other\/others\/news\/as-temperatures-sink-to-60c-in-yakutia-heroic-chinese-tourists-take-a-swim\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Siberian Times<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For the 500 people living in this village, it&#8217;s not unusual to have these temperatures.\u00a0During winter, there&#8217;s an average of -45\u00b0C.<\/p>\n<p>But it&#8217;s <strong>in February of 1933 that this town recorded a shocking -67.7\u00b0C<\/strong>, being since then the lowest temperature ever recorded in the world for an inhabited place.<\/p>\n<p>So, don&#8217;t complain about the current freeze in your area and enjoy these amazing pictures of the coldest village on earth!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>1. Just an Ordinary Day\u00a0in the Pole of Cold &#8211; Oymyakon<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1587\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1587\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1587\" src=\"https:\/\/gifsboom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/At-the-Pole-of-Cold-Oymyakon.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gifsboom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/At-the-Pole-of-Cold-Oymyakon.jpg 700w, https:\/\/gifsboom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/At-the-Pole-of-Cold-Oymyakon-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gifsboom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/At-the-Pole-of-Cold-Oymyakon-360x203.jpg 360w, https:\/\/gifsboom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/At-the-Pole-of-Cold-Oymyakon-545x307.jpg 545w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1587\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BdzFiw8gP97\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=embed_legacy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Leonid Kruglov Official<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>2. Like a Fairy Tale<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1588\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1588\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1588\" src=\"https:\/\/gifsboom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Oymyakon-like-a-fairy-tale.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"691\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gifsboom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Oymyakon-like-a-fairy-tale.jpg 700w, https:\/\/gifsboom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Oymyakon-like-a-fairy-tale-300x296.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gifsboom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Oymyakon-like-a-fairy-tale-360x355.jpg 360w, https:\/\/gifsboom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Oymyakon-like-a-fairy-tale-545x538.jpg 545w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1588\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BdoOn1bAnhd\/?taken-by=alfi__ya\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Alfi__ya<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>3. The New Thermometer Broke After Recording -62\u00b0C<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1589\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1589\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1589\" src=\"https:\/\/gifsboom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/The-New-Thermometer-Broke-After-Recording-62\u00b0C-in-Oymyakon.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gifsboom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/The-New-Thermometer-Broke-After-Recording-62\u00b0C-in-Oymyakon.jpg 700w, https:\/\/gifsboom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/The-New-Thermometer-Broke-After-Recording-62\u00b0C-in-Oymyakon-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gifsboom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/The-New-Thermometer-Broke-After-Recording-62\u00b0C-in-Oymyakon-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gifsboom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/The-New-Thermometer-Broke-After-Recording-62\u00b0C-in-Oymyakon-360x360.jpg 360w, https:\/\/gifsboom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/The-New-Thermometer-Broke-After-Recording-62\u00b0C-in-Oymyakon-545x545.jpg 545w, https:\/\/gifsboom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/The-New-Thermometer-Broke-After-Recording-62\u00b0C-in-Oymyakon-350x350.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1589\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sivtseva9452<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>4.\u00a0An Ordinary -45\u00b0C in\u00a0Oymyakon. With Fog.<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1590\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1590\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1590\" src=\"https:\/\/gifsboom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/An-Ordinary-45\u00b0C-in-Oymyakon-With-Fog.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"729\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gifsboom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/An-Ordinary-45\u00b0C-in-Oymyakon-With-Fog.jpg 700w, https:\/\/gifsboom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/An-Ordinary-45\u00b0C-in-Oymyakon-With-Fog-288x300.jpg 288w, https:\/\/gifsboom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/An-Ordinary-45\u00b0C-in-Oymyakon-With-Fog-360x375.jpg 360w, https:\/\/gifsboom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/An-Ordinary-45\u00b0C-in-Oymyakon-With-Fog-545x568.jpg 545w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1590\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Instagram.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>5. Stunning Landscape<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1591\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1591\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1591\" src=\"https:\/\/gifsboom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Stunning-Landscape.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"876\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gifsboom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Stunning-Landscape.jpg 700w, https:\/\/gifsboom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Stunning-Landscape-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/gifsboom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Stunning-Landscape-360x451.jpg 360w, https:\/\/gifsboom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Stunning-Landscape-545x682.jpg 545w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1591\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Bd7srt4FfqZ\/?taken-by=sivtsevsema958\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pic credit<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>6. Oymyakon Resident Taking Care of His Yakut Horses<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1592\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1592\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1592\" src=\"https:\/\/gifsboom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Oymyakon-resident-taking-care-of-his-Yakut-horses.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gifsboom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Oymyakon-resident-taking-care-of-his-Yakut-horses.jpg 700w, https:\/\/gifsboom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Oymyakon-resident-taking-care-of-his-Yakut-horses-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gifsboom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Oymyakon-resident-taking-care-of-his-Yakut-horses-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/gifsboom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Oymyakon-resident-taking-care-of-his-Yakut-horses-545x364.jpg 545w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1592\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BdxL6LdFMMs\/?taken-by=sivtsevsema958\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Instagram<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>7. People Are Still Working Here<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1593\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1593\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1593\" src=\"https:\/\/gifsboom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/People-Are-Still-Working-in-Oymyakon.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"692\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gifsboom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/People-Are-Still-Working-in-Oymyakon.jpg 700w, https:\/\/gifsboom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/People-Are-Still-Working-in-Oymyakon-300x297.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gifsboom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/People-Are-Still-Working-in-Oymyakon-360x356.jpg 360w, https:\/\/gifsboom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/People-Are-Still-Working-in-Oymyakon-545x539.jpg 545w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1593\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Khakhsaat_djulus<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>8. 1933, a Temperature Record of -67,7\u00b0C (\u221290\u00b0F)<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1594\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1594\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1594\" src=\"https:\/\/gifsboom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/1933-a-temperature-record-of-67.7\u00b0C-\u221290\u00b0F.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"366\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gifsboom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/1933-a-temperature-record-of-67.7\u00b0C-\u221290\u00b0F.jpg 700w, https:\/\/gifsboom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/1933-a-temperature-record-of-67.7\u00b0C-\u221290\u00b0F-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gifsboom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/1933-a-temperature-record-of-67.7\u00b0C-\u221290\u00b0F-360x188.jpg 360w, https:\/\/gifsboom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/1933-a-temperature-record-of-67.7\u00b0C-\u221290\u00b0F-545x285.jpg 545w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1594\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ion_ionsky<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>9. Is Going to Work a Problem? Not in\u00a0Oymyakon<\/h2>\n<div class=\"gif-video-wrapper\"><video class=\"gif-video\" loop muted poster=\"https:\/\/gifsboom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/5a5e04823fdb9_worlds-coldest-village-oymyakon-siberia.jpg\"><source src=\"https:\/\/gifsboom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/5a5e04823fdb9_worlds-coldest-village-oymyakon-siberia.mp4\" type=\"video\/mp4\">Your browser does not support the video tag.<\/video><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>10. Oymyakon Frozen Beauty<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1599\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1599\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1599\" src=\"https:\/\/gifsboom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Oymyakon-Frozen-Beauty.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"875\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gifsboom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Oymyakon-Frozen-Beauty.jpg 700w, https:\/\/gifsboom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Oymyakon-Frozen-Beauty-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/gifsboom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Oymyakon-Frozen-Beauty-360x450.jpg 360w, https:\/\/gifsboom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Oymyakon-Frozen-Beauty-545x681.jpg 545w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1599\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Bd6TF5bgunf\/?taken-by=anastasiagav\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Anastasiagav<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>11. That&#8217;s How the Mammoths Got Extinct<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1600\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1600\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1600\" src=\"https:\/\/gifsboom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Thats-how-the-mammoths-got-extinct.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gifsboom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Thats-how-the-mammoths-got-extinct.jpg 700w, https:\/\/gifsboom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Thats-how-the-mammoths-got-extinct-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gifsboom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Thats-how-the-mammoths-got-extinct-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gifsboom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Thats-how-the-mammoths-got-extinct-360x360.jpg 360w, https:\/\/gifsboom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Thats-how-the-mammoths-got-extinct-545x545.jpg 545w, https:\/\/gifsboom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Thats-how-the-mammoths-got-extinct-350x350.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1600\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BdwqwrRg-i7\/?taken-by=alfi__ya\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Credit on Instagram<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>12. Oymyakon is Like a Winter Wonderland<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1601\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1601\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1601\" src=\"https:\/\/gifsboom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Oymyakon-is-Like-a-Winter-Wonderland.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gifsboom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Oymyakon-is-Like-a-Winter-Wonderland.jpg 700w, https:\/\/gifsboom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Oymyakon-is-Like-a-Winter-Wonderland-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gifsboom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Oymyakon-is-Like-a-Winter-Wonderland-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gifsboom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Oymyakon-is-Like-a-Winter-Wonderland-360x360.jpg 360w, https:\/\/gifsboom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Oymyakon-is-Like-a-Winter-Wonderland-545x545.jpg 545w, https:\/\/gifsboom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Oymyakon-is-Like-a-Winter-Wonderland-350x350.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1601\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ion_ionsky<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Oymyakon, in the Siberian region of Yakutia, is the coldest inhabited village on Earth (there are colder places in\u00a0Antarctica, but they are unpopulated). On 14 January 2018, in Oymyakon, a brand new thermometer crashed after measuring an astonishing -62\u00b0C, reports the\u00a0Siberian Times. For the 500 people living in this village, it&#8217;s not unusual to have&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1599,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"image","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[80,11],"class_list":["post-1586","post","type-post","status-publish","format-image","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-wow","tag-nature","tag-wow","post_format-post-format-image","reaction-wow"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gifsboom.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1586","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gifsboom.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gifsboom.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gifsboom.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gifsboom.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1586"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/gifsboom.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1586\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1921,"href":"https:\/\/gifsboom.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1586\/revisions\/1921"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gifsboom.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1599"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gifsboom.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1586"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gifsboom.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1586"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gifsboom.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1586"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}