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Countries by Coldest Recorded Temperature

Can you name the countries that have the lowest ever recorded temperatures?
Combining these two sources: 1, 2.
Records considered dubious are not included
Includes overseas territories
There is generally no data for Himalayan mountain peaks
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First submittedAugust 17, 2015
Times taken111,193
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Country
-69.6
-93.3
Denmark (Greenland)
-67.7
-90.0
Russia
-63.0
-81.4
Canada
-62.2
-80.0
United States
-55.6
-68.1
Mongolia
-53.6
-64.5
Kyrgyzstan
-53.0
-63.4
China
-52.6
-62.7
Sweden
-52.2
-62.0
Afghanistan
-51.6
-60.9
Kazakhstan
-51.6
-60.9
Tajikistan
-51.5
-60.7
Finland
-51.4
-60.5
Norway
-46.7
-52.0
Armenia
-46.4
-51.5
Turkey
-45.1
-49.2
North Korea
-43.5
-46.3
Bosnia and Herzegovina
-43.5
-46.3
Estonia
-43.2
-45.8
Latvia
-43.0
-45.4
France
-43.0
-45.4
Italy
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102 Recent Comments
ThatEmoShyGuy
+11
Level 86
Sep 22, 2015
Surprised Iceland isn't on here
joakim
+11
Level 45
Sep 22, 2015
Why? It's an island way out in the ocean and right in the way of the gulfstream. It never gets that cold there (and neither very hot).
mightythor
+14
Level 68
Jan 18, 2018
Iceland and Greenland should trade names.
qcumber
+12
Level 45
Jan 18, 2018
dude both names were on purpose iceland to scare them off, greenland to invite them in...
seechdog
+2
Level 69
Jan 18, 2018
Eric the Red named it Iceland in order to scare people off from settling there, in order to control more of it for himself.
Toonga
+5
Level 25
Apr 16, 2019
I am pretty sure Eric found greenland and Ingolfr Arnarson found iceland. But yeah, the rest is correct.
Greenland
+1
Level 47
Sep 22, 2015
Great quiz - but could specify that these are not necesarrily at sea level because I kept wondering that?
cheeeeeeems
+2
Level 25
Jan 6, 2026
crazy ID
Sulps
+2
Level 55
Sep 22, 2015
I guess every other answer, give up and suddenly North Korea! You have to wonder where the cold part is and how reliable the data is.
kolp
+4
Level 84
Jan 18, 2016
In the north? Daily average high temperatures in Pyongang in January are under zero. Not so hard to imagine the temperatures in the highlands and certainly in the mountainous areas which cover most of North Korea to be this low.
Regtheledge1000
+6
Level 28
Feb 15, 2020
I didn’t think North Korea would have reliable data
cheeeeeeems
+1
Level 25
Jan 6, 2026
Region around Manchuria are very cold
Kontio100
+5
Level 55
Sep 22, 2015
People who have not slept outside in -35C or colder know nothing about life. My coldest nights are -40C with fire and -37C without fire.
lottoid
+28
Level 92
Dec 22, 2015
*Know nothing about *frostbite *necrosis *gangrene *hypothermia
kalbahamut
+39
Level 79
Jan 18, 2016
You might know more about life but I still have all my toes.
rawe
+2
Level 70
Jan 18, 2016
rofl
Symmetrik
+7
Level 56
Jan 18, 2016
Your fire is broken.
bogomir
+23
Level 46
Jan 19, 2016
People who have not slept outside in -35C or colder know enough about life not to do that. Seriously, that's just a stupid thing to do.
qcumber
+2
Level 45
Jan 18, 2018
heehee watching all you guys play around with perfect celsius numbers....gotta love fahrenheit!
qcumber
+2
Level 45
Jan 18, 2018
lol where do you live?
kariannepizza
+3
Level 50
Jan 13, 2016
Very surprised to see Turkey right behind Norway...
kolp
+2
Level 84
Jan 18, 2016
Huge country. Most of it is pretty hot, but Eastern Anatolia gets very cold. Combined with the very high elevations it's not such a stretch of the imagination to have it included. Norway has a reasonably warm climate for such a northern location, mostly thanks to the gulf stream.
kalbahamut
+1
Level 79
Jan 18, 2016
mountains
loganite
+15
Level 93
Jan 18, 2016
Serbia...nope, Croatia...nope. I guess I won't bother trying the rest of the former Yugoslav Republics...D'oh!
eurocrem
+3
Level 41
Jan 18, 2016
I was guessing Balkan countries, and then said, no, why did i even think it would be cold there.........
rawe
+1
Level 70
Jan 18, 2016
Same
samiamco
+7
Level 68
Jan 19, 2018
At first, I was totally mystified by Bosnia. But then I thought, okay, well, mountains! So I looked up their mountains, and they haven't got a single one over 8000 feet. Therefore, I am still totally mystified by Bosnia.
loganite
+2
Level 93
Jan 5, 2026
Did it again...I guess I've learned nothing in the last 10 years!
kalbahamut
+4
Level 79
Jan 18, 2016
Got everything but, yeah, obviously, Nepal has seen much much lower temperatures than the Czech Republic.
Elan
+1
Level 66
Jan 18, 2016
Interesting that the United States and China also appear on the highest recorded temperatures quiz...
Limukala
+1
Level 61
Jan 5, 2026
They're both gigantic countries that cover a wide range of latitudes, climates, and landscapes.
zjwlxyrpzxx
+5
Level 47
Jan 19, 2016
Typed Nepal and Bhutan actually more than once (even typed India for its mountainous parts). Could really not think of Bosnia and Czech Republic. Fun quiz though!
LP26
+2
Level 18
Jan 20, 2016
Iceland? Where is it? Why isn't it on the list?
PatoPotato
+3
Level 55
Jan 23, 2016
Antarctica?
prdoz
+6
Level 76
Jan 27, 2021
Agree with this since the quiz allows external territories of countries. Argentina, Australia, Chile, New Zealand, France and UK could all feature as answers in this case.

The only exclusion might be made is that these territorial claims are not recognised by all countries.

Might be better to add an exclusion for Antartic territories on this basis

blizzrd33
+1
Level 81
Dec 18, 2025
Australia's most southerly recognised external territory of Heard Island has a record low of -11.5C. The mainland of Australia has gone much lower than this (-23C). Too much ocean surrounding Heard Island and no permanent settlement or monitoring stations up on the mountain peaks.
Packerswin14
+3
Level 86
Jun 13, 2016
Quiz could also be called, "Countries I shouldn't retire to." Though admittedly some of these countries have warm climate areas, as well.
palash1511
+3
Level 48
Aug 9, 2016
drass region of kashmir,India also faces the bloody cold...may it goes down to -40 C ....don't know the reliable data though
cheeeeeeems
+1
Level 25
Jan 6, 2026
Nepal and Bhutan must have even colder temp
IBRK
+1
Level 77
Mar 28, 2017
tried georgia and azerbaijan and assumed armenia wouldnt be there. i was wrong
AlexanderQ
+2
Level 93
Jan 18, 2018
I tried all three but wondered why there was only one hit. Very strange!
drLuigi
+2
Level 47
Jan 25, 2018
the only one that's landlocked
Limukala
+1
Level 61
Jan 5, 2026
Technically Azerbaijan is also landlocked. Lakes don't count, even large saltwater lakes.
bridog8456
+1
Level 47
Jun 8, 2017
Only missed Turkey.
swarkzero
+1
Level 28
Jul 11, 2017
Cant belive i got all in both higest and lowest recored temerature quiz,except Kuwait and Denmark,the highest ones.
dogla305
+3
Level 61
Sep 5, 2017
Why is the Netherlands with the entire summer of 2017 not on the list?
Zefyrinus
+7
Level 74
Dec 13, 2017
I love how the Baltic countries are listed in perfect north-to-south order.
ander217
+2
Level 73
Jan 18, 2018
I hate how I forgot all three of them.
pkerr116
+2
Level 71
Jan 18, 2018
Interesting range countries that happen to be at the extreme ends of the range on highest/lowest quality of life surveys. Any list that gets both Norway and North Korea is kind of interesting in that way!
Maladroit
+7
Level 50
Jan 18, 2018
Seeing Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania all lined up in a row is the Jetpunker's version of /r/oddlysatisfying...
CS
+2
Level 66
Jan 8, 2021
And it's almost in order in the Answer Stats but Lithuania is split from the other 2 by Kazakhstan.
benszt15
+1
Level 39
Jan 18, 2018
i got all but one on the first try, makes me feel better that only 14% got Bosnia, I was typing more northern things in europe, switzerland and austria area. Also, Nepal should be on the list, but great quiz nonetheless!
Dabossishere
+2
Level 47
Jan 18, 2018
Got them all but Bosnia.
ruudsje
+1
Level 68
Jan 21, 2018
1)did i forget to type czechia, or isn't it allowed as a type-in? pretty sure i thought of it at least.

2)i try afghanistan (score), pakistan (no score) and then automaticly dismiss all the other 'stans'

armood008
+1
Level 31
Jan 21, 2018
I thought Russia held the record for the most coldest place in the world
iiMystiqo
+1
Level 33
May 27, 2018
I typed in every country surrounding Bosnia and Herzegovina........and missed it *hits head*
Joe1
+2
Level 64
Jun 19, 2018
Nepal? Bhutan? India? Pakistan? Hmmmm not sure about this one
spleezleton
+2
Level 51
Jun 19, 2018
Where's Limberwisk?
Carry
+1
Level 63
Jul 5, 2018
This quiz made me wonder about the highest and lowest differences in recorded temperatures. ;)
NikyVestern
+1
Level 57
Aug 9, 2018
I was very surprised that Pakistan was not on the list. Could it be because the lack of data?
kalbahamut
+1
Level 79
Apr 15, 2019
probably
JuhBruh
+1
Level 35
Apr 15, 2019
I was one of the 2% that missed United States. I typed in US several times but never thought to try USA.
Nestormakhno
+1
Level 79
May 31, 2019
WTF ! Czechia Bosnia and Afghanistan . WHAT
kalbahamut
+1
Level 79
Oct 22, 2019
Afghanistan is very mountainous. The Czech Republic is a pretty dubious inclusion and probably only makes the cut because several countries were omitted due to lack of good data.
nicolasquiz
+1
Level 68
Sep 16, 2019
nice quiz, but forgot about switzerland duh.
EvaR
+2
Level 67
Oct 7, 2019
almost didn't write Denmark. Living here, I was like - it's never that cold... But when the time was running out and I was still missing 2, I wrote Denmark out of desparation and how surprised I was to hit the number one. Of course I completely forgot, that Greenland is also counted in this quiz :D
Bearn
+1
Level 23
Oct 22, 2019
North Korea LOL
ooftownroad
+1
Level 70
Mar 26, 2020
add date too plz
cascozza
+1
Level 47
Apr 3, 2020
I don't know why, but I just feel like asking this question. HOW IN THE WORLD IS EGYPT BIGGER THAN TEXAS
stevediverse
+2
Level 86
Jul 14, 2020
Did you post this question on the wrong quiz?
LuigiDood227
+2
Level 72
May 28, 2021
Because Egypt is a country
Savio
+1
Level 66
Feb 15, 2023
Some map projections distort area to preserve other features, like direction or shape. You should have posted this question on a different quiz involving land area.
GlassMonkeyOLD
+1
Level 69
Feb 20, 2024
https://www.jetpunk.com/user-quizzes/179902/countries-larger-than-texas

This is the quiz the comment should be on.

callofduty45
+2
Level 58
May 22, 2020
my country is the least guessed on this quiz, tbh i found it surprising as well and only got it because i guess bosnia on almost every quiz
emily56freeman56
+1
Level 44
Jul 20, 2020
forgot about mount ararat (facepalms) suprised to see no iceland though
UltraEl1te
+1
Level 37
Oct 30, 2020
Bruh, how can Afghanistan be in this. If its because of mountains in a desert areas, I'll be surprised. :P
NecoGlamoc
+3
Level 55
May 15, 2021
i live in Bosnia (I am not Bosnian because i live in Bosnia, I an Serb) and I can confirm its very cold .
LuigiDood227
+1
Level 72
May 28, 2021
HOW ARE AFGHANISTAN AND MONGOLIA COLDER THAN FINLAND AND NORWAY
smoceany
+5
Level 51
Jun 7, 2021
mountain
ponnuki
+2
Level 57
Nov 25, 2021
Also, land climate versus sea climate
Kenneth3748
+1
Level 52
May 4, 2022
How tf is Iceland not here when its just a cold volcanic landmass? Yeah it and greenlands names should be swapped in all but Iceland is still really really cold TF?
akipopopopooon
+2
Level 81
Mar 29, 2025
gulf stream keeps it warmer than it would otherwise be for its latitude
Ritzrandom
+1
Level 30
Jun 21, 2022
How did Afghanistan get on that list, but not obvious countries Iceland, Nepal, and the UK.
ooftownroad
+1
Level 70
Oct 6, 2025
Iceland is full of geysers, geothermal vents and the gulf stream, Nepal probably has bad data, and idk about the UK
ooftownroad
+1
Level 70
Sep 30, 2022
Tajikistan hit -80.5
RJG
+2
Level 63
Feb 22, 2023
19/23, wouldn't accept "Czechia" and I'm sure Tajikistan should have made the list. Also, Pakistan -65 °C at the peak of K2.
sleepyquizzer
+1
Level 55
Dec 11, 2023
Tajikistan is already on the list, and the last quiz update was in 2019
Jdogyy
+1
Level 52
Jan 18, 2025
Hello World
zupermaus
+1
Level 43
Mar 29, 2025
Crazy to think Afghanistan is up there, yet on the same latitude as the Sahara or Texas
Jonney
+2
Level 60
Jul 21, 2025
How is Czechia colder than all 4 countries it borders? Germany and Poland are both farther north and Austria and Slovakia have more mountains. I'm not disputing it, I just find it interesting.
Djilas
+1
Level 86
Sep 3, 2025
It seems to depend a lot on where you place reliable weather stations and what criteria and methodology you use. Many remote cold places simply don't have them. In Slovenia for example the official record is -34.5 ⁰C at a permanent meteorological station, unofficially -49 ⁰C somewhere in Alpine depressions.
Dow97
+1
Level 31
Sep 5, 2025
bosnia so powerful..
Liamdoesquizzes
+1
Level 53
Sep 24, 2025
I got it at one second left, I almost forgot Turkey and Armenia

I also got confused because I misread it as coldest average temperature, and only realized when I finished the quiz

ooftownroad
+1
Level 70
Oct 6, 2025
Dras, India hit -43
Howdoiknowgeo
+1
Level 52
Dec 18, 2025
Imagine Armenia being more guessed than Turkey when both are near each other.
RoboquizM86
+1
Level 61
Jan 5, 2026
What, how is Italy higher than Iceland?
erikj
+1
Level 67
Jan 5, 2026
higher in altitude mostly. The Italian alps can get pretty cold. You will see them during the Olympics next month :)
RoboquizM86
+1
Level 61
Jan 5, 2026
Interesting quiz
undeadwarrior
+1
Level 66
Jan 5, 2026
How does Bosnia and Herzegovina manage to get that cold, when it is on the Mediterranean of all things - and none of the surrounding countries are also experiencing these temperatures?
cheeeeeeems
+1
Level 25
Jan 6, 2026
forgeting Mongolia in every quiz
BMull28
+1
Level 55
Jan 8, 2026
Just missed Bosnia. Big surprise
Eumenes
+1
Level 65
Mar 31, 2026
I think this is the first time I've seen a quiz with Latvia and not Lithuania as an answer. They normally travel in pairs lol
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