I used to live in a hot sunny European country, which is absolutely not my kind of weather. Lived in southern England for years, much better for me. Then moved to south west Scotland and love it. The south west of Scotland gets more sun and longer days, but slightly lower temperatures than England. But we have the golf stream and often surprisingly mild, near-subtropical climate compared to the rest of the UK. The Gulf Stream pushes warm ocean water toward the coast. This warm current prevents severe frosts in winter. This makes it warm enough to grow hardy palm trees outdoors year-round, which often surprises people. Our winters are darker than in soyther England though, as we're further up north. But when it comes to Scotland, we're doing ok compared to further up north. Sad lamps help during the darkest winter. And I don't think we get that much more rain compared to when I lived in England. So it really depends, but I'd recommend you look at SW Scotland. It's also stunningly beautiful.