How does the constant cold of Gethen contribute to the theme of isolation and loneliness?

The never ending blizzard  has one of the largest roles of how the society on Gethen is formatted. The weather conditions have created a somewhat independent/ individualistic kind of society. There is no playing of children outside, no interaction upon the streets, and the constant importance of surviving. The cold physically and mentally instills in each Gethenian a life of isolation. It is much like Elsa's struggle of isolation because of her magical ice powers. Except in this case, there is no controlling it and, for the most part, no warmth. Physically it separates them by its bitter and deathly grip. While, at the same time, mentally isolating them by giving them nothing but itself to think about. For Genly, this cold adds to his extreme loneliness because he, unlike the Gethenians, can't handle the cold which automatically secludes him from the rest. It adds to his miserableness of being the only gendered individual as well as being human.