Saudi Arabia | With the end of the Hajj season and the start of some people heading to perform Umrah rituals, what is the expected atmosphere in the Makkah Al-Mukarramah region and the holy sites (details)

Written By عامر المعايطة on 2024/06/23

This article was written originally in Arabic and is translated using a 3rd party automated service. ArabiaWeather is not responsible for any grammatical errors whatsoever.

Weather of Arabia - During the current Hajj season, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia witnessed extremely hot weather, with temperatures exceeding the mid-forties and on some days recording high temperatures reaching 50 degrees Celsius in the Holy Sites area.

 

With the end of the Hajj season, many people begin to prepare to head to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to perform Umrah rituals, and many have begun to wonder about the possibility of performing Umrah rituals in light of the significant rise in temperatures that the Kingdom is witnessing at these times.

The heat wave continues in the Kingdom, but with less intensity than during the Hajj season

The latest weather map outputs from the Arab Weather Center indicate that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia will continue to be affected by the heat wave in the coming days, with indications that the intensity of the heat wave will decrease in some areas, including the Holy Sites, but with the weather remaining hot in general.

 

Temperatures are in the early and mid-40s Celsius in Mecca, and the wind is active at times

According to the latest weather data from the Arab Weather Center, the expected temperatures in the Makkah Al-Mukarramah region, including the Holy Sites, are expected to range between the early forties and mid-forties in the coming days, amid expected extremely hot weather, and northwesterly winds are also expected to blow over the two regions of Mecca. It causes dirt and dust and reduces horizontal visibility on internal roads.

 

This article was written originally in Arabic and is translated using a 3rd party automated service. ArabiaWeather is not responsible for any grammatical errors whatsoever.


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