Coldest Cities in the World Right Now

Live ranking across 496 covered cities in 198 countries, refreshed throughout the day

Top 30 coldest cities today - Live temperatures

Queenstown, New Zealand is the coldest city in the world right now at 30°F (-1°C), 8°F ahead of Innsbruck, Austria. The top-30 spread covers 22°F (12°C), and the list reshuffles through the day as observations refresh.

RankCitySkyConditions TemperatureFeels likeHumidity
1 🇳🇿 Queenstown, New Zealand Freezing fog 30° 24° 100%
2 🇦🇹 Innsbruck, Austria Light rain shower 37° 34° 97%
3 🇧🇴 La Paz, Bolivia Patchy rain nearby 43° 41° 74%
4 🇦🇩 Andorra la Vella, Andorra Clear 43° 40° 92%
5 🇳🇿 Christchurch, New Zealand Patchy rain nearby 45° 42° 83%
6 🇺🇸 Fairbanks, AK Light rain 45° 39° 91%
7 🇺🇾 Montevideo, Uruguay Clear 46° 42° 79%
8 🇱🇮 Vaduz, Liechtenstein Overcast 46° 45° 93%
9 🇨🇴 Bogota, Colombia Mist 46° 45° 97%
10 🇮🇸 Reykjavik, Iceland Light rain 46° 42° 93%
11 🇺🇸 Juneau, AK Light rain shower 47° 45° 99%
12 🇵🇪 Cusco, Peru Thundery outbreaks in nearby 48° 46° 65%
13 🇳🇿 Wellington, New Zealand Heavy rain 48° 42° 95%
14 🇺🇸 Missoula, MT Clear 48° 46° 76%
15 🇬🇧 Belfast, United Kingdom Partly Cloudy 49° 43° 96%
16 🇨🇦 Calgary, Canada Clear 49° 47° 66%
17 🇬🇧 Glasgow, United Kingdom Patchy rain nearby 49° 44° 95%
18 🇺🇸 Bozeman, MT Overcast 49° 45° 56%
19 🇺🇸 Jackson Hole, WY Clear 49° 46° 75%
20 🇮🇪 Dublin, Ireland Clear 50° 45° 93%
21 🇲🇬 Antananarivo, Madagascar Partly Cloudy 50° 46° 77%
22 🇧🇷 Sao Paulo, Brazil Overcast 50° 46° 89%
23 🇺🇸 Monterey, CA Mist 50° 49° 97%
24 🇨🇦 Winnipeg, Canada Cloudy 51° 50° 88%
25 🇩🇪 Hamburg, Germany Clear 51° 47° 95%
26 🇱🇺 Luxembourg City, Luxembourg Overcast 51° 50° 86%
27 🇷🇺 Moscow, Russia Sunny 51° 48° 70%
28 🇬🇧 Edinburgh, United Kingdom Clear 51° 46° 88%
29 🇦🇹 Salzburg, Austria Mist 52° 50° 94%
30 🇺🇸 Park City, UT Overcast 52° 49° 85%

Based on the most recent cached observation for each covered city - rankings update continuously as visitors load city pages and the cache refreshes.

How the coldest-cities ranking works

This list surfaces the coldest current readings across our covered cities - typically led by Fairbanks, Ulaanbaatar and the northern-tier cities in winter, with southern-hemisphere spots taking over during their winter months. Curious how cold it can actually get? Read about the coldest temperatures ever recorded and how wind chill makes cold feel colder.

Reading this list

  • It's a live snapshot, not a climate ranking - positions shuffle as observations refresh through the day.
  • Time zones drive the drama: afternoon peaks in one hemisphere line up with night in the other.
  • Click any city for its full forecast, hourly outlook and 10-year climate averages.

Coldest cities right now: quick answers

What is the coldest city in the world right now?
As of 05:03 UTC on September 17, 2026, Queenstown, New Zealand leads at 30°F (-1°C) with freezing fog. The ranking refreshes continuously as new observations arrive.
What is the coldest city in the United States right now?
Fairbanks, AK is currently the coldest US city we track, at 45°F (7°C).
How often does this ranking update?
Each city's reading refreshes roughly every 30 minutes as the cache renews, so the order can change many times a day.