Russian village of Oymyakon the coldest village on earth

A toilet on the tundra at a petrol stop on the road to Oymyakon

By Sean O'hare. If you thought it was cold where you are at the moment then a visit to the Russian village of Oymyakon might just change your mind.
With the average temperature for January standing at -50C, it is no wonder the village is the coldest permanently inhabited settlement in the world.
Known as the 'Pole of Cold', the coldest ever temperature recorded in Oymyakon was -71.2C. Read here.