Coldest place on Earth

The coldest places on Earth right now

1. 1Vostok Antarctica−64.2°C
2. 2CONCORDIA Antarctica−56.4°C
3. 3Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station Antarctica−48.7°C
4. 4AMERY ICE SHELF (G3) Antarctica−24.0°C
5. 5Syowa Antarctica−22.0°C
6. 6JANG BOGO Antarctica−20.6°C
7. 7Molodeznaja Antarctica−20.3°C
8. 8Sanae Aws Antarctica−20.1°C
9. 9Cape Phillips Antarctica−17.9°C
10. 10MARGARET LAKE, YT Canada−17.7°C

Live air temperature from reporting stations, after quality checks. How this is measured.

The lowest temperature ever recorded

−89.2°C at Vostok Station, East Antarctic Plateau, Antarctica, on 21 July 1983, accepted by World Meteorological Organization. WMO official world record low.

This is the accepted world record, which is a different thing from the live ranking above. Our own measurements begin long after it was set. The authority's entry. All temperature records.

The lowest readings of 4 October 2026

1. 1Vostok Antarctica−73.0°C
2. 2Davis Lgb 46 Aws Antarctica−67.2°C
3. 3CONCORDIA Antarctica−56.4°C
4. 4Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station Antarctica−53.1°C
5. 5Amundsen-South Pole Antarctica−49.0°C
6. 6AMERY ICE SHELF (G3) Antarctica−29.2°C
7. 7Syowa Antarctica−23.6°C
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