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Temperatures set to soar in the Gulf this Ramadan

The number of fasting hours this Ramadan will be around 15 hours throughout the month.
Temperatures across the Gulf are set to soar and will be as high as 50 degrees Celsius during the Holy Month according to the Arab Union for Astronomy and Space Sciences.
Throughout the month the sun is expected to rise between about 5.02am and 5.06am according toTimeAndDate.com, and it will then set between 7.34pm and 7.39pm.
Last year in early June temperatures in Al Ain hit 50.5 degrees. Ramadan is expected to start on June 6, 2016 - 1437 Hijri and may end on July 5. This year's Ramadan is also said to be the hottest in recent history as most of the world are under scorching heat. While India is facing the hottest ever summer this year, it is predicted that temperature in some parts of Saudi Arabia may touch 65 degrees. The temperatures will hover between 45 and 50 degrees Celsius in Al-Kharj and, Al-Ahsa, Riyadh, Madinah and Qassim.
Ramadan 2016 fasting will be longest in Denmark and Sweden, shortest in Argentina and Australia. While Muslims in Denmark will observe the longest fasting period in the world - for 21 hours, those in Argentina will fast the least number of hours - 9 hours and 30 minutes.
As per the global map, other countries with long fasting hours include Iceland, Sweden and Norway of about 20 hours.
The Indian subcontinent along with the Arab states will observe medium fasting hours - which varies from a minimum of 14 hours to a maximum of 16-and-a-half hours.
In Pakistan, Muslims will observe fasting for about 15-16 hours whereas in India fasting hours during this year's Ramadan will be around 14 hours and 30 minutes.
In Pakistan capital Islamabad where Fajr prayers is scheduled at 03.16am and Magrib at 07.14pm in first week of June when Ramadan starts this year, fasting hours will be around 16 hours.