I actually like the brightness.
I live relatively far north so Summers tend to be amazingly bright; I was outside at 11:20 PM last night and it was just like a cloudy afternoon, not even close to dark.
Midsummers are even more extreme because the sun never really sets then, it just "kinda" sets and then rises again.

This Summer I've been very happy about the temperature as well, it's exactly like California - almost 30°C today and really green and sunny everywhere.