Green and pleasant land - well sometimes.
But often, we are slapping on the sun cream, putting on snow boots, digging out the brolly or wading through pools of flood water.
United Nations secretary general Antonio Guterres said the world had reached an era of global boiling, not just global warming.
Is he right? Or are these Wearside weather scenes part of the natural cycle?
Have a look at 11 Echo archive memories including Storm Arwen in 2021, the baking summer of 1983 which melted street signs and blizzards in High Street West in 2013.
9. Floods on the roads of Peterlee in 2005. This was the scene at the junction of Essington Way and Yoden Way during an August storm 18 years ago.
Floods on the roads of Peterlee in 2005. This was the scene at the junction of Essington Way and Yoden Way during an August storm 18 years ago. | se
10. Motorists had a battle to get cars moving on Burnhope Way in Peterlee - during blizzards just days before Christmas 14 years ago.
Motorists had a battle to get cars moving on Burnhope Way in Peterlee - during blizzards just days before Christmas 14 years ago. | se
11. The River Wear was frozen at Durham in January 1958.
The River Wear was frozen at Durham in January 1958. | se
12. Seaham pier during storms in November 2008.
Seaham pier during storms in November 2008. | se