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Depends on where you live. Summer in Minnesota is probably nice, no snow and lots of lakes to swim in. Summer in Perth is a life-threatening couple of months.

Sunbelt here:

I legitimately loathe any temperature <23°. At 20° I’m too uncomfortable to be outside without layers. I’d prefer to do nearly everything outside if feasible, and really enjoy nature. I also hate rain during the colder months.

I’m legitimately glad that people have options, but I think the population growth of the southwest shows where people are partial to the weather 😝

My wife works for the schools and still has summer off. I have two kids in high school and one in college. All summer off. I hate summer. I'm going snow camping the week after Christmas though. Without them.

Depends on your climate. Climate usually cold? Summer is a relief. Climate usually hot? Summer sucks.

...is it common for people in the northern hemisphere to not get time off school during winter?

Depends a lot on the climate. I hated summer in Hungary with 3 months of 30-39°C days, now in Scotland, where it barely goes over 20°C for a couple weeks / year, I cherish every sunny day.

Winter and Summer are both too extreme. That leaves Spring and Autumn.

I hate bugs, and Spring is the 'buggiest' season, so for me, Autumn wins by default, lol.

10ish years ago I would have said Summer is the best but Spring and Autumn are close contendente. With winters being only ok because of the snow.

Nowadays I still say summer is best but spring and autumn are gone (replaced by alternating weeks of summer and weeks of winter) and winter is just dark, wet and too cold to be enjoyable but not cold enough to have snow.

And also summers used to be like 30°C max if it was hot, maybe a little warmer, now if we get a week of summer that is 30°C max we consider it a cool summer because on average the max day temperature hangs at around 38~40°C.

They all have their benefits and drawbacks. I only dislike mud season at the end of winter.

The cradle of humankind is generally though to be northern Africa.
We may have adapted to surviving in cold climates but that's not where our roots are.

9 grey months a year, will make you miss the summer, then you you get 3 weeks of it if you're lucky, and then back to the monotone grey, it's not about love, it's about my human need to see other colours

I live on the Chesapeake Bay so I love Summer.

September & October are my favorite months.

Winter is pretty good too.

Summer meh.

I grew up in the tropics and currently reside in a fairly cold place.

I prefer European summers and tropical winters

I like summer. I also don't have to exist outside during the hottest part of the day though.

I hated summers cause it was when I was isolated and emotionally neglected.

I enjoy summer before it gets too hot. June is excellent. August is rough. Spring is best though

Hot take: seasons kind of suck. I don't like all the constant change. The extremes are much worse when you have the perspective of other seasons too. You can adapt and get used to most climates, but it's a pain in the ass when they keep changing. I lived in the desert for awhile and loved the consistency. So many of our activities and how we dress and what we eat change with the seasons. The consistency of an aseasonal climate really let's you get into a groove and not be so distracted by the weather.

I'm aware this is an unpopular opinion, but I encourage anyone that has an opportunity to try it for a year. I think it's especially grounding for adhd types.

I much prefer spring as a season. It's not overwhelmingly warm.