7 Countries with Extremely Cold Weather

Akriti Mishra
Sep 04, 2024

Russia

The large landlocked transcontinental country, Russia is known for mild summers and very long, cold, snowy, and frosty winters where temperatures can reach -40°F during severe winters.

Canada

The second biggest country in the world, Canada experiences severe winters, particularly in the northern territories, with temperatures often plunging -40°F with very heavy snowfall.

Norway

Particularly in the northern regions and the Svalbard archipelago, winters are extremely cold with temperatures frequently below - 34.70°F

Kazakhstan

A small landlocked country in Central Asia, Kazakhstan experiences record breaking temperature of -64.5°F esp. in cities like Astana

Iceland

This European island nation ranks among the world's coldest countries with a mean annual temperature of 35.15°F. This region observes wind gusts, precipitation, and dramatic temperature drops.

Mongolia

Mongolia's small landlocked nation experiences freezing winters, with temperatures often dropping below 30.74°F in the capital, Ulaanbaatar, and even lower in the countryside.

Finland

The Northern European country Finland is known for its cold winters, especially in Lapland, where the lowest temperatures record as low as -60.7°F

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