Well, In northern areas the sunset is very late in summer (and very early in the afternoon in winter). (elegance-revisited.com)
For those who are from northern areas like me, you'll recognize fall and winter as a time to play with textures and patterns. (citycomfortsdc.com)
At one point, a side mission took me to the snowy northern area where I decided to take a trip to the edge of the map to see how that's done. (gamewatcher.com)