One of fascinating questions that people ask about this place is – What is the lowest temperature ever recorded on Mount Everest? The answer to that is freezing -42 degrees Celsius. Apparently, this took place in the month of December in the year of 2004.

In the same month, at an elevation of 16,500 feet (5,000 metres) in the neighbourhood of Mount Everest, the minimum temperature is about 17 °F (−8 °C); at 19,500 feet (6,000 metres) it falls to −8 °F (−22 °C), the lowest minimum having been −21 °F (−29 °C); during the day, in areas sheltered from strong winds that …

The Himalaya stretch across subtropical and temperate latitudes, and the temperature decreases 2 degrees C with every 300 meters of elevation gain. The monsoon brings warm, wet winds and precipitation to the Himalaya in summer, when a low pressure center develops in central Asia.

Top 10 Coldest Places to Visit in India

• Pahalgam.
• Gulmarg.
• Srinagar.
• Kupwara.
• Kokernag.
• Qazigund.
• Kalpa. Located by the banks of the Sutlej River, the tiny hamlet of Kalpa is in Himachal Pradesh.
• Banihal. Situated at a distance of 35 km from Qazigund in Jammu and Kashmir is the quaint little town of Banihal.

Agra stands atop. As it homes the world’s most beautiful monument, Taj Mahal, it reigns supreme in the list of famous tourist places in India. This white falls in the list of Seven Wonders of the World.

Dal Lake

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Death Valley

Dras is the coldest place in India, experiencing an altitude-influenced mediterranean continental climate (Köppen climate classification Dsb). Winters are cold with average lows around −20 °C (−4 °F), and as low as −23 °C at the height of winter, which lasts from mid-October to mid-May.

The Guardians of the Gateway to Ladakh The natives of Dras, belonging to the Dard and Balti community, are hardy people. They speak the Shina language and make their homes in small clusters of huts scattered all over the Dras valley.

What are the 10 coldest places on Earth?

• Dome Fuji, Antarctica.
• Vostok Research Station, Antarctica.
• Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station, Antarctica.
• Dome Argus, Antarctic Plateau.
• Denali, Alaska.
• Verkhoyansk, Russia.
• Klinck research station, Greenland.
• Oymyakon, Russia.

The climate of India consists of a wide range of weather conditions across a vast geographic scale and varied topography, making generalizations difficult. Most of North India is thus kept warm or is only mildly chilly or cold during winter; the same thermal dam keeps most regions in India hot in summer.