Egypt to see steep rise in temperature during 1st week of Ramadan

CAIRO – 1 April 2022: Egypt is expected to see a steep rise in temperature nationwide this week until Wednesday, 6 April, which marks the first week of the Muslim’s holy fasting month of Ramadan.

According to a statement by the Egyptian Meteorological Authority (EMA), hot weather will prevail during daytime in Greater Cairo, Lower Egypt, northern coasts, South Sinai, and northern Upper Egypt this week.

Southern Upper Egypt will see extremely hot weather, according to the EMA.

However, cold weather will prevail during nighttime in Greater Cairo, Lower Egypt, northern coasts and northern Upper Egypt and moderate weather will prevail in South Sinai and southern Upper Egypt.

The first day of the holy month of Ramadan will start on Saturday. Muslims, during the 29/30 days of the holy month, stop eating or drinking everything from dawn to sunset.

The Egyptian government has decided to lift a ban imposed on Ramadan charity banquets known as “Mawaid Al-Rahman” where poor people gather in streets around huge tables of cooked food.

This comes after two years of suspension due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The government will also allow sermons after the afternoon prayer and night prayers during Ramadan and will allow restaurants and cafes to remain opening their doors until 2 A.M.

As per the government’s decisions, weddings at the hotels’ indoor halls will be allowed under precautionary measures against the pandemic.