I did my PPL in the UK. I though it would take me 6 weeks (in my summer hols - I'm a teacher) but took me around ten months. The reason: the good old British Weather! It scuppered 57% of my booked lessons.
Having said that, it did mean that I could fly in all sorts of different weather conditions. Flying over snow-filled fields is something quite spectacular. Just hope that your aircraft has a working heater though!
Flock1