Research Article
Climate Comfort Evaluation of National 5A TouristAttractions in the Mainland of China Based on Universal Thermal Climate Index
Table 1
UTCI equivalent temperatures in terms of thermal stress and climate comfort level [
32].
| | Climate comfort level | UTCI (°C) | Stress category |
| | Freezing (1) | <−40 | Extreme cold stress | | Chilly (2) | −40∼−27 | Very strong cold stress | | Cold (3) | −27∼−13 | Strong cold stress | | Coolish (4) | −13∼0 | Moderate cold stress | | Cool (5) | 0∼9 | Slight cold stress | | Comfortable (6) | 9∼26 | No thermal stress | | Warm (7) | 26∼32 | Moderate heat stress | | Hot (8) | 32∼38 | Strong heat stress | | Hottish (9) | 38∼46 | Very strong heat stress | | Torrid (10) | >46 | Extreme heat stress |
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