نوع مقاله : مقاله پژوهشی
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عنوان مقاله English
نویسندگان English
Climate and weather are major factors in the development of the tourism industry and have significant impact on the decision-making process of tourists. One of the most important needs of tourists is the awareness of the climate and the convenient times for tourism. Therefore, it is necessary to identify and pay attention to environmental features such as travel time based on climatic data in cities. The purpose of this study was to investigate the status of urban tourism climate in West Azerbaijan province using Holiday Climate Index (HCI). At first, daily meteorological data of 8 major cities in the province were collected for a ten years period (2008-2017) and after data processing and database preparation, the HCI values were calculated daily and monthly. The results showed that Mahabad with 197 days has the highest number of comfortable days in this province. Khoy with 192 days, Salmas with 182 days, Urmia and Piranshahr with 181 days, Sardasht with 171 days, Takab with 164 days and Maku with 155 days are next. in these days, there are ideal conditions for recreation and tourism. May and September are also the best months for tourism activities in West Azerbaijan province.
کلیدواژهها English