Can my MacBook Pro take damage from low temperatures?

This should answer the question:

1. Operating temperature: 50° to 95° F (10° to 35° C)
2. Storage temperature: –13° to 113° F (–24° to 45° C)
3. Relative humidity: 0% to 90% noncondensing
4. Maximum operating altitude: 10,000 feet
5. Maximum storage altitude: 15,000 feet
6. Maximum shipping altitude: 35,000 feet

The environmental specs for the iPad and iPhone are:

• Operating ambient temperature: 32° to 95° F (0° to 35° C)
• Nonoperating temperature: -4° to 113° F (-20° to 45° C)
• Relative humidity: 5% to 95% noncondensing
• Maximum operating altitude: 10,000 feet (3000 m)

So, if in any doubt or worry, power your iOS devices off when transporting, and I would then let it acclimate to room temperature at home or school before powering it back on. It should be fine then.

So, the answer is YES.

Going below the limits helpfully provided by the colleagues, can cause the juices in the battery and inside the display to freeze and damage the component. And Apple would probably rule it as misuse/abuse, thereby voiding any warranty repairs.

Plus an added risk when using electronic gear in low temperatures occurs when you take them into warmer locations. Humidity can condense inside, causing long term corrosion and even immediate shorts. If the temperature change is unavoidable and is going to be extreme, can put the equipment in plastic bags, squeeze all the air out and seal before taking inside, then let reach warm temperature before opening and using. Or at least power off before moving and let it warm up before using, if not so extreme a temperature shift.

The biggest danger, as I see it, is when bringing them in from the cold, and the potential for condensation. I think letting them warm back up out in the open with good air circulation around them before powering back on is the best way to avoid that.

Of course, iPhones can just be carried in a pocket inside your coat, so your own body heat avoids any possible problem for them (and they are still ready to use in case you really do need them).

I've transported my Mac laptops in suitcases or backpacks around in Ontario in the winter before, once when it was around -30C outside, and it never seemed to cause any harm.