Rating of the coldest settlements of Russia is not interesting to many Internet users. Planning a vacation, most of them are looking for information about southern cities, where you can spend your summer vacation. Nevertheless, the northern settlements also deserve. In cities with the harshest climate, there are their own attractions and opportunities for a full vacation. We present to your attention the top 10 rating, which includes the Coolest Cities in Russia.
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Pechora Average annual temperature: -1,9 ° С
Tenth place in the list should be given to Pechora. The average annual temperature in the city does not fall below -1.9 ° C.At the beginning of the last century, a famous Russian explorer V. Rusanov went on an expedition, the main purpose of which was to study the banks of the Pechora River. In his diary, Rusanov noted that someday on these picturesque shores a city will emerge. The words were prophetic. However, the settlement appeared only many years after the explorer's journey, in the middle of the twentieth century.
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Naryan-Mar Average annual temperature: -3 ° C
Naryan-Mar, certainly, it is possible to name among the coldest inhabited points of Russia. However, in the "cold" rating, he takes only the ninth place. The average annual temperature in the city is -3 ° С.In translation from the Nenets language, the name of the settlement means "red city".Naryan-Mar was founded in the early 30's. Status of the city was received in 1935.
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Vorkuta Average annual temperature: -5,3 ° С
Vorkuta( the Republic of Komi) takes the eighth place, as the average annual temperature in this city does not fall below -5,3 ° С.In translation from the local language, the name of the city means "a river in which there is a huge number of bears".Vorkuta was founded in the 30s of last century. Despite the fact that the village is not included in the top five of the coldest Russian cities, the word "Vorkuta" has been synonymous with cold for decades. The city became famous thanks to the notorious Vorkutlag, one of the branches of the Gulag.
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Anadyr Average annual temperature: -6,8 ° С
Anadyr can be given the seventh place in the list of the coldest Russian cities. This is the main city of the Chukotka National District. The average annual temperature in the village is -6.8 ° C or slightly higher. In the summer months, the air warms up to + 10 ° С. .. + 14 ° С.Currently, Anadyr has more than 14 thousand people.
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Neryungri Average annual temperature: -6,9 ° С
The second largest Yakut city is Neryungri. He also takes the sixth place in the rating of the coldest cities in Russia. The history of Neryungri is no more than four decades. The settlement was founded in the mid-1970s. The average annual temperature in Neryungri does not drop below -6.9 ° C.The air temperature rises to + 15 ° C in summer. Thanks to the active mining of coal and gold, the young city was able to reach a high level of industrial development in a very short time and become a major industrial center of the Republic. Today there are about 58 thousand inhabitants in the city. Neryungri can be reached by car, by air or by rail.
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Vilyuysk Average annual temperature: -7 ° C
Another cold city is also in the Republic of Sakha and is called Vilyuysk. Currently, about 11 thousand people live in this settlement. Vilyuysk is a city with a history. He appeared on the map of Russia in the XVII century. Vilyuysk is named among the coldest inhabited localities of the Russian Federation, even though the average annual temperature in this village rarely falls below -7 ° C.In a small town there are few sights. The museum of the national Yakut musical instrument of khomus is the pride of the Vilyuans. The city can be reached by car or by plane.
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Yakutsk Average annual temperature: -8,8 ° С
Yakutsk is the fourth inhabited locality in the rating of the coldest Russian cities. About 300 thousand people live in the capital of the Sakha Republic. In Yakutsk, the temperature does not rise above + 17 ° C. .. + 19 ° C( in the summer months).The average annual temperature is -8.8 ° С.Yakutsk is located on the great Russian river - Lena. This circumstance turns the city into one of the most important ports of the Russian Federation.
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Dudinka Average annual temperature: -9 ° C
The third place in the list of the coldest cities in the Russian Federation is Dudinka( Krasnoyarsk Territory).The summer here is much warmer than in Pevek: the temperature rises to + 13 ° C. .. + 15 ° C.At the same time, Dudinka receives twice as much rainfall. In the city, located on the Yenisei River, there are more than 22 thousand inhabitants. In the vicinity of this settlement there is a huge number of lakes that attract local people and visitors. It is much easier to get to Dudinka than to Verkhoyansk and Pevek, which positively influences the development of the tourism industry. Among the main attractions of the city can be noted the Holy Vvedensky Temple and the Museum of the North.
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Pevek Average annual temperature: -9,5 ° С
The second place in the rating of the coldest Russian cities is usually given to Pevek. The city is founded recently and has not yet celebrated its centenary. In the middle of the last century there was a correctional labor colony here. In a small settlement lives about five thousand people. In June, July and August, the air temperature in Pevek rarely exceeds + 10 ° C.The average annual temperature index is -9.5 ° С.From May to July in the city lasts a polar day. This means that during this period Pevek is light at any time of the day. Especially for tourists who prefer visiting the harsh edge of recreation on the seaside beaches, in the city the reserve "Wrangel Island" was opened.
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Verkhoyansk Average annual temperature: -18,6 ° С
The coldest city in the Russian Federation is Verkhoyansk( Yakutia).There are no more than 1400 inhabitants. There is no permafrost in Verkhoyansk, which is why many do not consider it to be the coldest cities in Russia. In summer the air can warm up to + 14 ° С.However, with the onset of winter, it becomes clear why Verkhoyansk won its title. Winter temperatures do not rise above -40 ° C, which among local residents is considered the norm. Winter is considered harsh if the temperature falls below -67 ° C.
Only Verkoyansky can compete with a small town near it - Oimyakon. This small settlement is considered one of the coldest places on the territory of the Russian Federation. It recorded the lowest temperature in the country: -70 ° С.