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Not to put a damper on things but the weather is not a given. It's not like going to the Costa Del Sol and knowing that you'll get hot weather. I've been over when it's been blisteringly hot all day and then you get days when it rains solidly. And I mean non-stop.
In the autumn it starts getting dark early. And it's a darkness that I've never experienced anywhere else. In the summer you get this sort of semi-twilight at night but in autumn (haven't been in winter) it's pitch dark. You need your full beam on when driving or you won't see the signs. You'll suddenly understand why Swedish cars always have their headlights on by default.