Swathes of Siberia Freeze in Temperatures Below -58 Celsius

Pedestrians walk along a street on a frosty day in Yakutsk, Russia, on Dec. 5, 2023. Roman Kutukov/Reuters

YAKUTSK, Russia—Arctic weather enfolded swathes of Russia on Tuesday, with temperatures in the wilds of Siberia falling to minus 58 degrees Celsius (minus 72 degrees Fahrenheit).

Yakutsk, one of the world’s coldest cities which lies some 5,000 km (3,100 miles) east of Moscow, was covered in freezing clouds and fog, drone footage showed.