  I know discussing the weather is rather dull, but climatic influences have a marked effect on life in London.
When I got here in mid January the mercury was hovering at around 5 degrees Celsius (40F) and coming directly from a very balmy New Zealand summer this was quite a shock for me. Fortunately I discovered the joys of central heating (almost unheard of back home), this made being indoors quite pleasant but eventually one had to venture outdoors for food and employment. I had decided to walk to work during February to save my meagre funds and the 40 minute stroll from Marylebone to Trafalgar Square tended to leave me mildly hypothermic.
After a bout of the flu I decided to splash out and start taking the tube. The urlLink tube (London's notorious underground system) seemed to stay at a mild temperature throughout winter which made travelling quite pleasant especially when descending into the warm bowels of the station from a blizzard outside, however coming into summer now the pleasant warmth of the tube is becoming less welcoming and more hellish.
Spending 30 minutes standing shoulder to shoulder with sweaty strangers is not a fun way to start your day. However, as I gaze out my window today, looking at blue sky, a lazily rotating London Eye, Big Ben and St James Park - London suddenly seems a lot nicer than it did in the dark depths of winter and I'm sure there are many worse places to spend your day in the world. I might have lunch in the park today. 
