I like spring sun and cool air. That's an almost magical combination for me.
But summer sun can be downright obnoxious. Too hot, and too damn bright. Cloudy summer days are great because of the things you said, and summer rain is maybe even better.
this post was submitted on 30 May 2026
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Ooo it's so bright and cold for me today. Needed a spring jacket and sun screen
As a autumn person (and a vehemently summer hater)I agree strongly. So, take my downvote! (just kidding 😉)
I associate summer sunshine with allergies, busy social events, stuffy nights… I am absolutely a winter person.
This reads like the most British comment on the internet today
Nah, they said they like it.
To me it reads American because it sounds like there's a lack of public transportation and abundance of cement seas (parking lots)
"The gathering storm stirs with vigor, and so do I."
I had to stop myself from downvoting you from sheer outrage, so you've got the right community!
I'm so much happier in sunny weather. I'm jealous that you enjoy it being overcast.
you’d love england and scotland
for me i can’t think of anything worse, i’ll stick to brisbane even if it means the car gets hot (for a few minutes until ac cools it right down)
Second this. Move to Ireland, Wales or Scotland. Even in the sunny season, it could be overcast or partly cloudy 2/3 of the time. Even better: the Faroe Islands. But looking at the climate statistics, Germany isn't too bad either. Though we still get those meteorological highs multiple times a year and it'll be sunny and melting temperature in your attic flat and/or car.
I think the cloudiest place on earth is the west coast of Columbia.
For most of the year, yes, agreed, but the hot summers days here are absolutely brutal , especially in the last 5 or so years.
Ironically, hot days are more of an issue to me now than they were back when I was living in a country where August temps would hit low-mid 50s. (That's the negative part of the tradeoff; I would still take England weather over the desert heat, since walking outside is very possible and doesn't kill you.)
Cloudy days motivate me to take care of shit around the house. Sunny days motivate me to go into the woods and get my body moving.
Driech is my favourite Scots word and my favourite Scottish weather.
Same. The sun is a deadly laser, and fog is very pleasant on the skin.
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I'm a shroom person
Yep this is also how I feel!
And really, overcast days are my favorite. Best of both worlds.
I’m offended. But fr, it sucks when it’s all sun. Especially in the summer.
you have my upvote although I question if you live in an area where its often rainy/cloudy and having a nice sunny day that not to hot is amazing.
I agree.
I live in a place that has extremely hot summers. Aside from the sweat, the worst thing I hate about a hot sunny day is the smell that sticks to you after being under the sun even just for a couple of minutes. I don’t how to describe it other than smelling like the sun. It’s doesn’t stink per se, but I hate how it sticks to you and your clothes until you shower again.
Similar sentiment but for a completely different reason: as a Canadian I love our short summer. Cloudy and dreary summer days don't give me FOMO when I choose or have to stay indoors instead of spending time outside.
If it absolutely has to be summer, give me a raging thunderstorm pleeeease.
As a person living in the PNW I could not disagree more. I have sensory issues, especially with bright light so I live in sunnies and hats but once you live where it’s almost always overcast or worse you learn gratitude for the sun
Funny, as a person living in the PNW myself I couldn't agree more with OP. Those couple months we get of blazing heat (80°F, 27°C) are just the worst to me.
The only part of summer I enjoy is the effect it has on fashion choices.
I don’t even consider 80 hot!
wait. you think of 80F as blazing heat!!!
It's what I get for growing up here.
It somewhat depends on the season for me. Summer and fall absolutely give me cloudy. Spring I probably want cloudy too, but only if there's no snow.
Winter I'd massively prefer sunny.
It also depends what I'm trying to do. If I'm trying to talk friends into enjoying the outdoors with me it can be way easier with sun.
I'm not sure I agree with your sunglasses bit. When it's sunny it's often easier to not look at the sun. When it's cloudy the whole sky can be too bright, which is a bit harder to not look at.
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