Same 3 months here.. In place where I am now, no biking between late October and mid March. Mud, snow, ice, no day light. -12°C/14°F this January avg. Can have snow fall in first week of May. Sun goes down 4 pm in winter. That is Central (Eastern to some people) Europe. Consider North of Europe, I believe is like 2 pm when daylight is over.
Now you can complain about your two weeks off the bike in Arizona, Texas.. Jeez.. You don´t realize how lucky bastards you are