The Yenisei River, which flows through the city center, does not freeze even though the air temperature can drop to minus 50 degrees Celsius in winter, due to the influence of the Krasnoyarsk hydroelectric power plant located upstream. In Krasnoyarsk, covered in snow and ice with an air temperature of approximately minus 40 degrees Celsius, the steam rising from the Yenisei River further increases the fog density and the perception of cold.
