Seasonal Analysis Using Tourism Climate Index of Major Tourist Places of Ethiopia
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Humanities and Social Science - Year 2018, Vol 23, Issue 11
Abstract
Ethiopia is the cradle of mankind and civilization endowed with unique historical and archaeological sites, national parks with many endemic animal and plant species; encyclopedia magnificent natural landscapes; obelisks and castles, more than 200 rock hewn and rock cave churches; intangible cultural and spiritual heritages. However, the tourism industry in the country is still in its infancy stage. Climate is the most important factor for the development of tourism industry. The objective of this study is to investigate the climate suitability for tourism in Ethiopia using Mieczkowski’s Tourism Climate Index. The data of maximum daily temperature; minimum daily relative humidity; mean daily temperature; mean daily relative humidity; total precipitation; total hours of sunshine; and average wind speed for 30 years (1971-2000) sourced from CLIMAT2.0 for CROPWAT collected by Food and Agricultural Organization(FAO) from metrological stations were used. The tourism climate index was calculated using ArcGIS 10.2 from 16 major tourist destination areas. As per the Mieczkowski`s classification, it was found that tourist destinations in the country range from Marginal (40-49) to Ideal (90-100). For tourist destinations in and around: Addis Ababa Oct, Nov, Dec, Jan (excellent); Arba-Minch Jun and Aug (excellent), Asaita Jun and Dec (Very good); Awash Jan, Nov and Dec(Very good); Axum Oct, Nov, Dec and Jan (ideal); Bahir-Dar Jan, Feb, Mar, Oct, Nov and Dec (excellent); Dallol Jan, Feb, Oct, Nov and Dec(excellent); Debre-Berhan Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Oct, Nov and Dec(excellent); DebreZeyt Jan, Feb, Mar, Oct, Nov (Excellent) and Dec (ideal); Robe Jan, Feb and Dec (excellent); Gondar Jan, Mar, Apr (excellent), Feb, Oct, Nov and Dec (ideal); Harar Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Oct (excellent), Jan, Nov and Dec (ideal); Jinka Dec (excellent); Konso Apr, May, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec (excellent) and Jun (ideal); Lalibela Mar and Apr (excellent), Jan, Feb, Oct, Nov and Dec (ideal); Wukro Mar, May and Jun (excellent), Jan, Feb, Apr, Sep, Oct, Nov and Dec (ideal) are favorable seasons to visit. Except some of the areas with some months indicated in the study, the climatic condition of the country is very favorable for tourists coming from every corner of the world.
Authors and Affiliations
1Ayele Behaylu, 2Getinet Teshome
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