Yakutsk

The best city on permafrost. Rocks resembling a sleeping lizard, a sacred lost mountain in Kolyma, and the coldest inhabited place on Earth.

City Photos

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Photo: Shutterstock
Photo: Shutterstock

What to Do

What to See

How to Get There

Harbin

Travel time: 3 hours

Moscow

Travel time: 6 hours 30 minutes

Vladivostok

Travel time: 3 hours 20 minutes

Interesting Facts

-60°C

Temperature in Yakutsk reaches in winter

The Lena Pillars

The Lena Pillars

are included in the UNESCO World Heritage List

3

time zones

in Yakutia

60%

of the republic is mountains and plateaus

Yakutsk Tourist Information Center

36/1 Ordzhonikidze St., Yakutsk

Navigation

62.03,129.73

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Weather in Yakutsk

-41°C/-42°F

09.01.2026

cloudy

cloudy

Sunrise
09:36
Sunset
15:19
Humidity

65%

Wind

0.4 km/h

High

-38°C/-36°F

Low

-42°C/-44°F