Mount Arafat in Saudi Arabia records highest temperature worldwide

Saudi Arabia’s Mount Arafat recorded the highest temperature in the world, on Monday, May 16, with a high of 48.6 °C, according to ArabiaWeather website.

ArabiaWeather had warned that Mecca will be affected by a significant rise in temperatures this week, due to hot eastern winds blowing over the region.

The following are the hottest temperatures recorded globally on Monday, May 16: