Autumn is the worst season

What relentless rain?

Relentless rain, location issue, worse weather 🙄

Is there an element of southern snobbery creeping in here, or do people really think the English Lake District is hell on earth? If so, then I wonder why it attracts so many tourists...🤔Do they come purely to gloat about not having to suffer our relentless rain? Because June is often pretty wet up here too.
I live in Lancashire and it's gorgeous. Too much rain or too much sun can be shite no matter where you live, but I don't think dissing the NW is really fair if you don't actually live here.

I think that’s more of a location issue than a seasonal
one, we’ve been getting our garden renovated this month (don’t ask), it’s our last week (5 week job) and today is only the second day that’s been cancelled due to weather. The other day was the storm we had a few weeks ago. I’ve never been so obsessed with rain as I have been this year 😂 I would really struggle to live somewhere with regularly worse weather. We are further south.

YANBU. The colours are lovely but once it's past early, turn-of-summer autumn, the light falls away dramatically which is depressing and everything is just wet and stinking. The air is so damp and you can smell everything decaying etc. Also all the pretty leaves and other gubbins fall off the trees and become terrifying slip and trip hazards to those of us who are fall prone and they're never dealt with quickly enough. My hyper mobile and very damaged ankle joints cause me a lot of worry this time of year! My mum and a very dear friend are chock full of hayfever, too.

Also every shop etc turns their heating system back on and gives me appalling sinus headaches. We're also in the awkward time where it's too mild for the heating to kick in fully but cold and damp enough for laundry not to dry for ages. I hate that. I lean pretty heavily into Halloween to make this part of the season fun and tolerable. As long as winter is dryer, it's tolerable to me plus a lot of fun gets planned in. Similarly, I can enjoy the return of light and life in spring. Summer is the best season for me!

I don’t mind Autumn so much, but I absolutely hate winter. Too cold, too dark, too expensive, too icy.

Summer is by far my favourite season. And I like Spring too.

I love a dry autumn but I could not live in the NW, the relentless rain must be so hard.

YABU to say where you DONT live. Pointless

This is my absolute favourite time of year.

I suppose this thread illustrates how different we all are.

@Hernameisdeborah . I hate summer for the same reason; my asthma is triggered by warm air and humidity, so I do feel for the OP in that respect.

@WashYourDamnRice , some of us love winter though, and find summer far more depressing.

@SouthernNights59 Autumn is lovely in the UK also, the OP is in the minority in finding it the hardest season, physically. I live in the north west, as she does, but I love autumn. I agree with her that the rain over the last few days has been tedious, but in this area that can happen at pretty much any time of year and is not restricted to autumn. I guess she's just feeling understandably crappy with her asthma at the moment, like I was in July and it does make you hate everything.

I love autumn. I feel at home in autumn. The heat of the summer oppresses me. January and February and much of March drive me into depression. April, May and the beginning of June are fine, except I’m dreading the heat and drought that’s on it’s way

I love autumn with a passion - but I don't live in the UK and autumns here are usually lovely. Sorry OP, I can understand why you don't like it, it sounds awful.

Surely winter trumps autumn in shit weather top trumps? Everything dies and it's depressing as fuck. At least this time of year has some colour. I do sympathise though because I also struggle with the changing of the seasons, and it marks the beginning of the worst half of the year (for me).

This isnt an autumn thing, autumnn is lovely 🍁🍂🕸
It's a living in a cold, rainy area thing.
It's not suddenly going to be lovely in winter or spring is it?

Fetches anorak ...

Following my earlier post, on reflection, as Autumn kicks off your asthma and makes you feel awful, I can totally see why you wouldn’t get why others love it so!

Move to a country with basically no Autumn, like where I am, and you will miss it so much.

Here, summer is basically 8 months where you are too hot the whole time and can barely go outside during the day-time.. Then there is a 1-2 week "autumn" (not really autumn, no leaves fall off.. just temperature drops) and bang, 3-4 month winter, where it can be bitterly cold.

Nothing makes you love the UK climate like being away from the UK. it may be wet, grey and boring at times... but that also makes it so livable and practical, compared to a lot of more extreme places.

YANBU to hate Autumn. I think it’s a bit unreasonable to be unable to believe others don’t agree though!

Autumn is my favourite season.

I love chilly, rainy weather.

To each her own.

I'm sorry you're dealing with asthma and that autumn makes it worse, but I feel so much better when summer is over for the year. The heat makes me tired and uncomfortable, so I'm grateful when October rolls around and I can enjoy being outdoors more again.

Winter much worse.

Summer is the worst season for me too. Asthma, constant migraines, my skin flares up and I struggle to eat. I just feel ill and depressed through June, July & August. Autumn is my favourite time simply because summer is over and won't be back for months!
Sorry.

I love Autumn obviously 😁, but I understand how you feel as summer makes me unwell - raging hayfever, eczema, heat rash...I can't bear the fact you can't do anything without getting uncomfortably hot and sweaty.

So I get it, but beg to differ!

I live in the Lake District and the colours are amazing atm!… it does rain a lot though

Fair enough re your asthma, that’s an acceptable reason to dislike autumn.
But otherwise YAB totally U!