Evaluation of the tourism climate of Maysan Governorate

Abstract

This research is concerned with studying the relationship between climate and tourism in Maysan Governorate, in terms of the impact of climate elements represented by temperature, humidity, wind and rain as factors of tourist attraction and the climatic tourism components of the study area and the temporal variations of the extent of climatic comfort in order to identify the most comfortable times, whether on the monthly or seasonal level. Climate and tourism currently constitute a basic element of the economy The research dealt with the study of the effective temperature index (ET). It became clear from the research that the study area is suitable for tourism during the spring, specifically the month of March. It is felt or sensed by humans and results from the interaction of the effects of various atmospheric elements, the most important of which are (temperature, air humidity, and wind speed) The research dealt with the general effective temperature index, which was applied based on the average temperature and relative humidity to extract the effective temperature in the study area. The research also dealt with the temperature-humidity index index, as it is considered one of the basic measures used to measure human comfort. When the result of this index reaches (29), the discomfort is very great.