Investigating the Appropriate Period for Tourism in Chabahar Port Based on Climatic Conditions

Abstract

The present study aims to evaluate and analyze climatic conditions in tourism processes, emphasizing factual data and the thermal comfort of tourists. For this purpose, Chabahar port was selected due to its profound importance in international communication, economy, tourism, and exceptional climatic conditions, making it particularly interesting to domestic and international tourists. This study seeks to provide a suitable tourism period calendar to improve the quality and development of tourism considering the climatic conditions of the southeastern coasts of the country. To this end, the Comfort or Tourism Climate Indicators of Tourism Climate Index and Physiological Equivalent Temperature were examined to provide a deeper understanding of the conditions by combining the results of the indicators (from 1990 to 2018). The results showed that in most months of the year in Chabahar port, the climatic and thermal conditions are outside the comfort zone, and heat stress creates restrictions for tourism activities. According to the output of investigating both indicators, the best time for tourism activities is mid-autumn and late winter, and in the three months of December, November, and March.

Keywords

• tourism calendar
• chabahar port
• climatic conditions
• pet index
• tci index