High temperatures are projected for next month’s annual Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia, according to a chief meteorologist.

Ayman Ghulam, the head of the Saudi National Centre of Meteorology, said this year’s Hajj season falls in June, when temperatures and humidity levels are usually high.

More than 2 million Muslims from around the world are expected to attend upcoming Hajj in and around the Saudi holy city of Mecca.

Source: GULFNEWS