The Impact of Climate on Work Efficiency and Human Comfort in the City of Zuwara A Study in Applied Climate

Abstract

Climate is one of the natural environmental components that affect all human activities and comfort. The study focused on the impact of climate on work efficiency and human comfort from an applied climate perspective in the city of Zuwara, where several climatic criteria and indicators were applied, such as effective temperature, bioclimatic curve, wind chill curve, and Singer's graph, in order to determine the best times suitable for work and the times when people feel comfortable or uncomfortable. The results showed that the ideal period for comfort in the city of Zuwara was not achieved in any month, while four months with ideal efficiency for work and production, namely from November to February, while the spring and summer months and the first two months of autumn were uncomfortable for both work and rest. The study recommended avoiding physically demanding work during the hot season of the year and expanding the area of vegetation cover