Nearly All Of The Coldest Places in The World Are In Canada & Temps Feel As Low As -53 Degrees

Canadian weather is world-renowned for being frigid sometimes but as of December 30, six of the ten coldest places in the world are all situated in the Great White North.

According to wx-now.com, most of the coldest places in the world right now are in Canada, with a few shout-outs to Alaska and Russia.

The number one spot goes to Ennadai Lake in Nunavut.

If you were thinking of taking a trip out there, be prepared for temperatures as low as -39 degrees. And, with that windchill, things could be as cold as -53 there.

In other words, very cold.

Second place on the list is Kugaaruk, Nunavut with a temperature of -38 and a windchill that takes it all the way down to -47.

The third coldest in the world goes to the interestingly named hamlet of Eureka, which is also in Nunavut territory. In this research base, you can expect temperatures of -37 with it feeling more like -50 with the windchill.

The other Canadian spots on the list are Yohin and Deadmen Valley in Northwest Territories, both getting a temperature of -35.

The last Canadian spot on the list comes is Lindburg Landing in the Northwest Territories, making the ranking with a temperature of -34.

We sure are a cold country sometimes, Canada!

The Russian locations that make the list are Yakutsk in fourth place with a temperature of -35 and a windchill that takes it down to -43.

After that comes Surgut in eighth with -34 and a windchill of -42. Right beside it in ninth is the city of Sokol, also with -34 temperatures hitting it.

Trailing behind all of these is the U.S. location of Prospect Creek in Alaska with a balmy -34.

It's not just the far north getting hit. Parts of the country are still recovering from a winter storm, that led to heavy snowfall and disrupted travel plans.