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Oymyakon is the coldest permanently inhabited settlement on Earth

Winter temperatures in this Siberian village drop below minus 60 degrees

Situated in eastern Russia, the rural locality of Oymyakon recorded a historic low temperature of minus 67.8 degrees Celsius in 1933. Around 500 residents live in the region, where ground remains permanently frozen throughout the year. Schools close only when local temperatures fall below minus 55 degrees Celsius.

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Where does this come from, and can I check it?: Winter temperatures in this Siberian village drop below minus 60 degrees. The figure is taken from Encyclopaedia Britannica, which is linked in full on this page. Every fact on Mondo Knows names its source rather than repeating an unsourced claim.
Is this really a records & extremes fact?: Yes. It sits on the Records & Extremes shelf, one of 1,090 sourced facts grouped into space, animals, the human body, history, science and more. Category pages collect every fact in the same field.
What else can I read about it?: The links under the fact point to a quiz, game, puzzle or calculator on the same subject, and the shelf below shows related facts. The wording here is original, and quoted phrases are marked as quotations.