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The Artic is very cold. Average winter temperatures can be as low as −40 °C (−40 °F), and the coldest recorded temperature is approximately −68 °C (−90 °F).
In January and February, the average temperature up there hovers around a numbing -29°F / -34°C.
The temperature averages below freezing year-round, with an average annual temperature of only -14°C / 7°F.
If you think you could bask in the summer sunshine, forget it. Summer highs average only -1.5°C / 29°F!
The lowest world temperature in inhabited areas was recorded in the Arctic. The thermometers plunged to -90.4°F / -68°C in both Oymyakon, Siberia (Feb. 6, 1933) and Verkhoyansk, Siberia (Jan. 3, 1885).
The lowest world temperature for anywhere, however, was -128.6°F / -89.2°C recorded at Vostok Station (Picture: Right), Antarctica on July 21, 1983 - and that doesn't include wind chill!
Although the Arctic is known as a cold place, Fort Yukon, Alaska has recorded an extreme high temperature of 100°F / 37°C, while Verkhoyansk (which shares the record for the coldest place in the northern hemisphere) has recorded a high of 94°F / 34°C. That's quite a temperature spread!
The Arctic varies in temperature during the year just like any place else on earth. How much the temperature varies depends on where in the Arctic you are (it's a very big area, and some areas are colder or windier than others). I've been a guide in the Arctic year round for several years now, and I've heard of temperatures as low as -78 degrees Fahrenheit (without any kind of wind-chill added in), and during the summer it can be in the +90's. One place even recorded a high of 102 degrees Fahrenheit!
The thing about the Arctic is its unpredictable nature. It can be in the 80's in July, and then just fifteen miles down the road it abruptly drops into the 30's and starts snowing, then an hour later it warms up again. On the whole, however, the Arctic is "too cold" in the winter and warm in the summer months.
What else can I help you with?
What is temperature of ocean at surface?
The temperature of the ocean at the surface is not constant across all oceans. For example, the Arctic Ocean will have a much colder surface temperature than the Pacific.
What is the exact location of the Arctic Ocean?
The North Pole 90 degrees N
What is the worlds smallest ocean in the world?
Either Arctic or Southern Ocean, depending on the season since temperature can affect the extent of ice in those oceans.
This ocean was discovered by the greek explorer pytheas?
arctic
Is Atlantic Ocean smaller or arctic ocean?
Arahic Ocean
Which ocean borders Canada to the north?
Canada has the longest coastline in the world. The Atlantic Ocean is to the east, the Pacific Ocean is to the west, and the Arctic Ocean is to the north.
Which ocean is far north?
The Artic ocean.
What ocean touch Europe?
The Atlantic Ocean and the Arctic ocean.
Aboitic factors in the arctic ocean?
Temperature and the water its self are considered aboitic factors
What sea is the coldest?
Not sea but lake one of the great lakes to be exact Lake Huron if your wondering
What ocean lies north of Asia and north America?
The Arctic Ocean lies to the north of Europe and Asia.
What influences the temperature at the north pole?
The Arctic Ocean, because the North Pole is a spot on a sheet of ice floating on the Arctic Ocean, the water actually keeps the temperature higher. That is why the South pole is always colder than the North Pole.
