FWIW, I live 'way out in the boonies and last Wednesday, a big limb fell and wiped out the rural co-op's main line that crosses our place -- taking out the power over a large area around us. The temperature was 103F at 10PM, and it was more comfortable out under the (dark) sky than inside without A/C -- so we "camped out under the stars" until the power was restored.
I spotted several Perseid meteors -- even though the peak wasn't until Friday AM. But Friday was cloudy and the moon was full -- so I missed the main Perseid "shower"... '-(
I seem to remember it was early spring but don’t recall exactly. I was out camping 2400 feet up in the Cascades and it was over 20 years ago. The elevation probably helped too.