Jeddah, (IINA) – Saudi Arabia’s General Commission for Meteorology and Environmental Protection warned that the holy month of Ramadan this year coincides with a rise in temperature.

The weather will be scorching at midday, but it will be moderate at night. The daily maximum temperature in the shade will be in the range of 42 to 45 degrees Celsius.

There will be cloud formations on the eastern highlands from Makkah toward Taif and the southern highlands.

Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar. It is a time when Muslims fast from dawn to dusk. The practice forms one of the five fundamental pillars of Islam.