GEOGRAPHY
Physical - Climate
Places with the Most Extreme Temperature Ranges
This list features the places on Planet Earth that have the most extreme temperature ranges.
RANK | LOCATION | COUNTRY | TEMPERATURE RANGE | TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE |
1 | Verkhoyansk | Russia | -67.7 to 37.3 °C (-89.9 to 99.1 °F) | 105 °C (189 °F) |
2 | Vostok Station | Antarctica | -89.2 to 15.0 °C (-128.6 to 59.0 °F) | 104.2 °C (187.6 °F) |
3 | Oymyakon | Russia | -67.7 to 35.0 °C (-89.9 to 95.0 °F) | 102.7 °C (184.9 °F) |
4 | Yakutsk | Russia | -64.4 to 34.6 °C (-83.9 to 94.3 °F) | 99.0 °C (178.2 °F) |
5 | Greenland | Greenland | -66.0 to 25.0 °C (-86.8 to 77.0 °F) | 91.0 °C (163.8 °F) |
6 | Norilsk | Russia | -54.0 to 30.0 °C (-65.2 to 86.0 °F) | 84.0 °C (151.2 °F) |
7 | Ulaanbaatar | Mongolia | -40.0 to 35.0 °C (-40.0 to 95.0 °F) | 75.0 °C (135.0 °F) |
8 | Death Valley | USA | -9.4 to 56.7 °C (15.1 to 134.1 °F) | 66.1 °C (119.0 °F) |
9 | Baghdad | Iraq | 0.0 to 53.0 °C (32.0 to 127.4 °F) | 53.0 °C (95.4 °F) |
10 | Lhasa | China | -20.0 to 25.0 °C (-4.0 to 77.0 °F) | 45.0 °C (81.0 °F) |
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