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They are not megacities, but Yakoutsk, Rykjavik and Gogthaab /Nuuk have pretty extreme climates.
Same thing for (on the hot side) Abu Dhabi, Kuweit City, Mecca, Aden, Mogadishu, Khartum, Kinshasa, Bangui, Libreville, Mumbay, Delhi, etc, etc
Beijing is extreme due to the horrific weather. Ignore the latitude thing, but the fact it's on the edge of steppe, taiga and desert. Great place to put a defensive capital against the Mongols and trade links to north and central Asia, terrible place in terms of weather.
Winter is brutal, most days under 0C but the wind chill cruel - despite temperatures of -20C, no snow
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Yeah, a couple of years ago friends of mine had visitors from Beijing and their kids (fairly young) had apparently never seen snow. Which I found surprising given that city's low winter temperatures. But it's true - it's freezing cold but it almost never snows.
I'd say Harbin is definitely extreme climate wise with its brutal winters.
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