According to [1], the difference between between winter and summer where I live is rather severe -- varying from 12 hours night and 7.5 hours daylight in winter to zero hours of night (I've read outside with no artificial light in those conditions - there's still quite a lot of light) and 17 hours of daylight in summer. Sunrise varies from 4:30am to 8:30am. I'm not sure most lifestyles can manage that sort of swing through the year.

[1] https://www.timeanddate.com/sun/uk/sheffield