Estimation and Analyse of Tourism Climate Index in Semirom Using TCI Model

Semirom is located in Zagros Mountains in the south of Isfahan. It has changing climate conditions including semi-arid in the north of the city, Mediterranean climate in the center and semi-humid to humid in the southern part. Generally, this city has a hot and dry climate in summer and cold and humid in winter.
This area has been known for its nice weather in summer and considering its natural attractions, it has a high potential in attracting visitors. But this potential has not been well exploited. To promote tourism in this area, we need to specify proper times and places for visitors. Among the visitors’ basic needs knows about the climate and proper times for traveling.
In this study, proper times and places for visitors have been specified through using Tourism Climate Index (TCI) and GIS potential in interpolation, generalizing point data to scatter data and combining maps. The findings of this study indicate that the best time of year to attract visitors to this area is September followed by May. January, February, March and December are the worst months. Also, the northern part of the city has better conditions to attract visitors than the southern part as far as local distribution is concerned.