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

Reykjavik, Iceland is the coldest city in the world right now at -20°F (-29°C), 34°F ahead of Oslo, Norway. 6 of the top 10 are in United Kingdom. The top-30 spread covers 54°F (30°C), and the list reshuffles through the day as observations refresh.

RankCitySkyConditions TemperatureFeels likeHumidity
1 🇮🇸 Reykjavik, Iceland Clear -20° -42° 90%
2 🇳🇴 Oslo, Norway Cloudy 15° 90%
3 🇬🇧 Glasgow, United Kingdom Blizzard 20° -1° 82%
4 🇬🇧 Belfast, United Kingdom Blowing snow 22° 64%
5 🇬🇧 Leeds, United Kingdom Blizzard 24° 70%
6 🇬🇧 Manchester, United Kingdom Blizzard 24° 66%
7 🇬🇧 Liverpool, United Kingdom Blizzard 24° 66%
8 🇮🇪 Dublin, Ireland Blowing snow 25° 64%
9 🇸🇪 Stockholm, Sweden Blizzard 26° 12° 78%
10 🇬🇧 Bristol, United Kingdom Blizzard 27° 10° 66%
11 🇬🇧 Cardiff, United Kingdom Blizzard 28° 11° 67%
12 🇫🇮 Helsinki, Finland Blizzard 28° 12° 95%
13 🇩🇪 Hamburg, Germany Blizzard 28° 13° 66%
14 🇪🇪 Tallinn, Estonia Blizzard 28° 13° 91%
15 🇬🇧 London, United Kingdom Blizzard 29° 12° 67%
16 🇷🇺 Saint Petersburg, Russia Blowing snow 29° 14° 85%
17 🇬🇧 Tonbridge, United Kingdom Blizzard 29° 13° 63%
18 🇳🇱 Amsterdam, Netherlands Blizzard 30° 14° 60%
19 🇺🇸 Juneau, AK Blowing snow 30° 16° 93%
20 🇩🇪 Berlin, Germany Blizzard 30° 16° 89%
21 🇱🇺 Luxembourg City, Luxembourg Blizzard 30° 16° 64%
22 🇱🇻 Riga, Latvia Blowing snow 30° 15° 88%
23 🇧🇪 Brussels, Belgium Blizzard 30° 15° 63%
24 🇷🇺 Moscow, Russia Sunny 31° 16° 81%
25 🇧🇾 Minsk, Belarus Overcast 31° 16° 89%
26 🇩🇪 Cologne, Germany Blizzard 32° 17° 61%
27 🇩🇪 Munich, Germany Blizzard 32° 19° 78%
28 🇨🇭 Zurich, Switzerland Blizzard 34° 20° 62%
29 🇫🇷 Paris, France Blizzard 34° 20° 60%
30 🇺🇦 Kyiv, Ukraine Sunny 34° 23° 75%

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 08:45 UTC on August 17, 2026, Reykjavik, Iceland leads at -20°F (-29°C) with clear. The ranking refreshes continuously as new observations arrive.
What is the coldest city in the United States right now?
Juneau, AK is currently the coldest US city we track, at 30°F (-1°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.