My point of reference is very European. In most of Europe you get very distinctive four seasons - cold, sometimes snowy, almost always frosty and depressing win

My point of reference is very European. In most of Europe you get very distinctive four seasons - cold, sometimes snowy, almost always frosty and depressing winter, fresh and optimistic spring bringing some change, muggy and sweaty, but exciting summer that you spend outdoors with your friends and 'white nights', nostalgic, colorful and beautiful smelling autumn reminding you of passage of time. And all of those are sometimes dry, sometimes muggy, often raining/snowing. To me (growing up in central-eastern Europe) it's essential to add some "rhythm" of life, otherwise I get into "day of the groundhog" workaholic mode. I'm sure though that people who grew up in those non-seasonal climates have internalized some different ways of marking the passage of time. :)