The Zoning of Tourism Climate Qeshm Island with Index TCI

Weather condition plays a very important role in creation of climate comfort qualification. Four elements of temperature, humidity, wind and radiation involve in the formation of human comfort from the perspective of climate conditions. Among these elements, temperature and humidity have a greater impact on human comfort. For this reason, most models measuring of human comfort is based on these two elements. One of the most common indicators of tourism climate index is TCI. TCI ,by using climate parameters, involves maximum of daily temperature mean in a month, daily temperature mean, minimum relative humidity mean, relative humidity mean, rainfall (mm), total sunshine hours and the wind speed. This research is a descriptive - analytical type and the TCI software is used to calculate the Tourism Climate Index. The five synoptic stations close to the island is chosen and a linear relationship between 7 high variables and the height of these stations were established and consequently some coefficients were obtained. Then 9 points with height of these points in the Island and 7 climate variables with five sub-indices were chosen, and finally the TCI index for the points was calculated and the climatic zones of tourism in the island were prepared for throughout the year.
The results showed that the tourism index in Qeshm Island is in the ideal condition in five months of the year (the months of November, December, January, February and March). The parameters are in a very good condition in April, and are in good condition in October. According to this index the best tourist sites in the islands are Caravan, Loft and kaani villages.