Table 5 Meteorological thresholds defining “excellent” beach tourism conditions (Component Rating \(\ge 8.0\)), based on the HCIB scoring system implemented in this study.

From: High-resolution regional climate projections and tourism impacts in the Macaronesian archipelagos

HCIB component

Meteorological variable

Component rating \(\ge 8.0\)

General conditions

Thermal

Heat index (\(\text {HI}\))

\({26}^{\circ }\hbox {C} \le \text {HI} < {34}^{\circ }\hbox {C}\)

Warm to hot (but not sweltering)

Aesthetic

Cloud cover (\(\text {CC}\))

\(\text {CC} < 46\%\)

Sunny to partly cloudy

Physical

Precipitation (\(\text {RR}\))

\(\text {RR} < {6}\) mm

No rain to very light rain

Physical

Wind speed (\(\text {FG}\))

\(\text {FG} < {30}{\textrm{km}\, \hbox {h}^{-1}}\)

Calm to moderate breeze

  1. These values represent the physical conditions required for each component to contribute maximally to the HCIB80 index threshold, based on the methodology established by Scott et al.13.
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