Glasgow, United Kingdom

Climate

Grey more often than not, with a horizontal rain that locals treat as weather rather than an event — and occasional summer days of startling, almost accusatory brightness.

Best season

Late May through September, when the light stays until ten and the city remembers what it looks like without a coat — though October has its own argument, all amber sandstone and low cloud.

Atmosphere

• urban-midsize
• post-industrial
• old-world
• northern
• maritime
• nocturnal
• walkable
• culinary
• artsy
• literary
• design-forward
• cosmopolitan
• lush
• intense