Abstract
Introduction: Thermal comfort is a sub-category of environmental comfort based on climatic conditions. Having a good climate is regarded as an advantage for any tourist attraction. The present study aimed to assess the thermal comfort of tourist attractions in Kerman.
Methods: This cross-sectional and descriptive-analytical study used ISO 7730 to evaluate the thermal comfort in Kerman through both subjective and objective procedures. Data were collected on three different days of the six months of summer and winter of 2016.
Results: Three time intervals (8-9 AM, 11-12 PM, and 6-7 PM.) were setfor data collection on each day. The results
indicated that subjective and objective predicted mean vote (PMV) had the highest correlations with dry temperature (r = 0.88 and r = 0.94, respectively). There was also a significant correlation between objective and subjective predicted percent dissatisfied (PPD) (r = 0.91) and objective and subjective PMV (r = 0.97).
Conclusion: It can be concluded that subjective PMV and PPD are always higher than objective measures
