The Climatic-Touristic Potential of the Romanian Black Sea Coast during Summer, Established according to the Indices of Burnet, Clausse-Guérout and Sarramea

Abstract

This paper presents the climatic-touristic potential of the Romanian Black Sea Coast during warm season, based on daily weather data collected between 1981 and 2010 from the weather stations of Mangalia, Constanta, Medgidia, Gura Portiţei, Sulina and Tulcea. The dates obtained from those six weather stations have been processed through three basic indices applied in tourism climatology: the spa climate index of L. Burnet (1963), the touristicclimatic index Clausse - Guérout (1955) and maritime-climatic index I. Sarramea (1980). Analyzing and interpreting the values of these indices we have concluded that, the Romanian Black Sea Coast records an high climatic-touristic potential in warm season. The most favorable month is July, for all romanian seaside, followed by August and June. This study includes the months of May and September (even if these are located outside of the summer season). Although, there is an climatic-touristic potential lower than the months of the summer season, both in May and in September there are favorable conditions for the practice of spa activities. September is favorable to helio-marine therapy than May (mostly because, in May, the water temperature is colder) and May is more favorable to aerotherapy and heliotherapy.