On Christmas Eve, the weather in Moscow broke all records. The temperature in Russia’s capital in the morning was a very chilly 30°C below zero (minus 22°F).
© Sputnik / Evgeniy Biyatov / Go to the mediabankOn Christmas Eve, the weather in Moscow broke all records.
On Christmas Eve, the weather in Moscow broke all records.
© Sputnik / Evgeniy Biyatov / Go to the mediabankThe Moskva River and the Kremlin Embankment on a freezing cold day (the temperature has fallen to minus 27°С). The Cathedral of Christ the Savior is seen on the left. The Moscow Kremlin's Vodovzvodnaya Tower, right, and Bolshoi Kamenny Bridge, center.
The Moskva River and the Kremlin Embankment on a freezing cold day (the temperature has fallen to minus 27°С). The Cathedral of Christ the Savior is seen on the left. The Moscow Kremlin's Vodovzvodnaya Tower, right, and Bolshoi Kamenny Bridge, center.
© Sputnik / Evgeniy Biyatov / Go to the mediabankThe temperature in Russia’s capital in the morning was a very chilly 30°C below zero (minus 22°F).
The temperature in Russia’s capital in the morning was a very chilly 30°C below zero (minus 22°F).
© AFP 2023 / Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV A duck takes off from the icy water of the Yauza river in a suburb of Moscow.
A duck takes off from the icy water of the Yauza river in a suburb of Moscow.
© Sputnik / Vladimir Astapkovich / Go to the mediabankChristmas night in the Moscow region broke the 120-year record of frost.
Christmas night in the Moscow region broke the 120-year record of frost.
© Sputnik / Evgeniy Biyatov / Go to the mediabank“This was the coldest Christmas in the past 120 years. The lowest temperature on Christmas night was observed 130 years ago in 1881, back then it was -35°C [-31°F],” Fobos Weather Center reports.
“This was the coldest Christmas in the past 120 years. The lowest temperature on Christmas night was observed 130 years ago in 1881, back then it was -35°C [-31°F],” Fobos Weather Center reports.
© Sputnik / Maksim Blinov / Go to the mediabankA Moscow metro train is seen here as lows drop to minus 24 degrees Celsius.
A Moscow metro train is seen here as lows drop to minus 24 degrees Celsius.
© Sputnik / Evgeny Biyatov / Go to the mediabankSaint Basil's Cathedral and the monument to Minin and Pozharsky in Moscow.
Saint Basil's Cathedral and the monument to Minin and Pozharsky in Moscow.
© Sputnik / Vladimir Astapkovich / Go to the mediabankHowever, the cold weather didn’t stop Muscovites from open air Christmas celebrations and walks.
However, the cold weather didn’t stop Muscovites from open air Christmas celebrations and walks.
© Sputnik / Evgeny Biyatov / Go to the mediabankPeople on a walk in Alexander Garden on a freezing cold day.
People on a walk in Alexander Garden on a freezing cold day.
© Sputnik / Maksim Blinov / Go to the mediabankPeople are seen here on Kozhukhovsky lake in Moscow as lows drop to minus 24 degrees Celsius.
People are seen here on Kozhukhovsky lake in Moscow as lows drop to minus 24 degrees Celsius.
© Sputnik / Maksim Blinov / Go to the mediabankA Moscow resident walks in the street as lows drop to minus 24 degrees Celsius.
A Moscow resident walks in the street as lows drop to minus 24 degrees Celsius.
© Sputnik / Evgeniy Biyatov / Go to the mediabankA halo and light pillar around the sun could be seen on January 7. These atmospheric optical phenomenon was a result of the reflection of the sunlight from the microscopic ice particles in the air.
A halo and light pillar around the sun could be seen on January 7. These atmospheric optical phenomenon was a result of the reflection of the sunlight from the microscopic ice particles in the air.
Man goes skiing at one of Moscow parks.