It was a sticky day in the city today.

Sticky, wasn't it?
(definitions from 英辞郎 on the web)

• But it gets really sticky. ベトベトになるんだもん。
• muggy weather = sticky weather 蒸し暑い天気

I am not a big fan of the weather in Tokyo from June to September, but it's an improvement over Taiwan.

• not a big fan of
  《be ～》～が特に好きというわけではない

As much as I like Taiwan, the weather isn't so great. It's like this, but worse, from May to October.

At least it didn't really rain that much today. Someone told me that this year's rainy seaon will end a bit earlier than usual. Hearing that, I felt it's kind of a mixed bag.

• He has a mixed bag of teaching ideas.
  彼は教え方のアイデアが豊富です。

On one hand, it means that the rain would stop. That's good for riding the bicycle. On the other hand, it means that the temperature will go up. That's less than thrilling.

• (similar to) less-than-enthusiastic あまり乗り気でない

Do you have any tips on getting through the rest of the summer?

• What other tips do you have?
  他に何か忠告［助言・秘訣］はありますか？
• get through an ordeal
  厳しい試練｛しれん｝を乗り越える