The Photos Are Breathtaking: A Thermometer Just Broke At -62°C (-80°F) In The World's Coldest Village

And although winters in Oymyakon are long and excessively cold. Summers can sometimes become hot. In June, July and August temperatures over 30 °C (86 °F) are not rare. In the 1920s and 1930s, Oymyakon was a stopover for reindeer herders who would water their flocks from the spring. But in attempts to force its nomadic population into putting down roots, the Soviets later transformed the site into a permanent settlement. The cold does, however, make the whole village look like a winter wonderland.