What 'Dog Days' start next week

Weather of Arabia - "Dog Days" is defined as a seasonal period in which heat is intense every year, as it is considered the hottest day of summer, and it begins in the northern hemisphere with the beginning of July, and extends for approximately 40 days until mid-August. The southern half is in January and February.

reason of calling

The name Ayyam al-Kalb is due to the Romans, who associated hot weather with the appearance of Sirius, the brightest star in the constellation of the Great Dog. The constellation means a group of stars that form a specific shape or image.

The start of the 2021 Dog Days season

This year's seasonal "dog days" begin next Saturday (July 3) and run through Wednesday (August 11).

The ancient Romans set the dog days from July 24 to August 24 of each year, while in the agricultural calendar, it was 40 days, starting from July 3 to mid-August each year, which is the time the world is currently moving on.

Dog days were calculated differently by the so-called "cosmic ascent", they all varied with latitude, did not occur for most of the Southern Hemisphere, and were estimated to be approximately 30 to 61 days.

On which areas do dog days affect

The temperature of the "dog days" affects the countries of the northern hemisphere, which is the frozen North Pole, some countries in North Africa, the continent of South and North America, Central America, and the Asian countries, where the northern hemisphere makes up 60% of the land area of the globe.