Effects of Some Weather Elements on Tourism and Recreational Activities in Anyigba, Kogi State

This study focused on the effects of some weather elements on tourism and recreational activities in Anyigba, Kogi State. The objectives of the study are to identify how some weather elements affect tourism and recreational activities in Anyigba, Kogi State, Nigeria and to suggest means of mitigating the effects of weather elements on tourism and recreational activities in the study area. The study used random sampling techniques to select sample of 385 respondents. The instrument for data collection is a structured questionnaire, which was administered to the selected sample of 385 respondents. Frequency distribution, percentages and Chi square were used to analyse the data. It was found that some weather elements affect outdoor recreation and tourism activities in the study area. These include precipitation, (rainfall) which affects outdoor tourist visitation activities (100%). Others include temperature (96.1%), high velocity of wind movement (95.3%) and relative humidity (86.0%) respectively. The study recommended that since precipitation (especially rainfall) affects outdoor tourist visitation activities, indoor recreational activities should be encouraged to reduce disruption of recreation and tourism activities during the rainy seasons. Proper drainage systems should be constructed to drain excess water from the epicentre of recreation activities during rainfall to avoid disruptions of recreation and tourism activities during raining season.

Keywords: Climate change, Weather Elements, Tourism activity, and Recreational facilities.