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Estudy climate and tourist activity:: comparitive data on the mediterranean climate

• Beginning
• Introduction
• Differential Characteristics
• The Climate in Europe
• Major Contrasts with the Iberian Peninsula
• The Optimum Climate for Tourist Activity

Differential characteristics of the meditteranean climate.

This climatic area, also called the Temperate Climate with a Dry Summer Season (Cs)4, presents major advantages, from the point of view of tourist activity, compared to its “competitors”- the Tropical (Aw) and Subtropical Humid (Cfa) climates G1:

The total amount of rain is less, which allows more days in which to enjoy the sunshine, the beaches and complementary activities in the open air.

The absence of rain in the central months of the year coincides with the peak times for tourist demand, as opposed to climates with rainy seasons in the summer.

Climatic comfort, which is very related to atmospheric humidity, is much higher in Mediterranean areas as they avoid the binomial very high temperatures and saturation of humidity in the air.

Given its latitude5, the Mediterranean presents practically no risk of tropical atmospheric disturbances (cyclones, tornadoes, etc.) with potentially devastating effects.

G.1 Comparison between the aveage climatic pirametres of Benidorm (Region of Valencia) and Miami (Florida).

BENIDORM (Region of Valencia) MEDITERRANEAN CLIMATE Average Temperature 19,6°C Annual Rainfall 293mm Hours of sun per year 2.950 hores Number of days with rainfall 34 days Source: Capel Molina. "Los Climas de España"	MIAMI (Florida) MEDITERRANEAN CLIMATE Average Temperature 25,0°C Annual Rainfall 972 mm Hours of sun per year 3.050 hores Number of days with rainfall 172 days Source: "Tables of Temperature..." Stationery Office London.