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Area of Science:

  • Climatology
  • Tourism Research
  • Biometeorology

Background:

  • Tourism climate indices (TCIs) often rely on tourist perceptions of ideal weather.
  • Previous research suggests significant variability in perceived temperature thresholds.
  • The validity of using tourist-reported temperature perceptions for TCIs is questioned.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To benchmark tourist-perceived temperatures and thermal comfort against measured meteorological data.
  • To assess the accuracy of tourist perceptions in quantifying temperature and thermal comfort.
  • To inform the development of more reliable tourism climate indices.

Main Methods:

  • Administered questionnaires to 984 adults in South Africa.
  • Compared self-reported perceived temperatures and thermal comfort with measured meteorological values.
  • Analyzed accuracy of responses based on deviation from measured temperatures and classification of thermal comfort.

Main Results:

  • 19.9% of perceived temperatures were within 1°C of measured values.
  • 12.8% of respondents perceived temperatures as 6°C or more different from measured values.
  • Self-reported thermal comfort classifications aligned better with effective temperature measures than perceived temperatures.

Conclusions:

  • Caution is advised when using temperature thresholds from questionnaire data for biometeorological indices.
  • Focusing on categorized self-reported thermal comfort is recommended for TCI development.
  • Measured meteorological conditions should complement subjective comfort data.