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On personal experience & a little experimentation I favour Multicam if you trying to have one pattern for the maximum number of diiferent environments.
Of the listed patterns the only one I have not used myself is CADPAT although I have seen it on the game field, I'm in the UK where CADPAT is quite a rarity.
British DPM: Easy & cheap for a British player. Works very well most of the year round in mixed woodland although it does appear quite dark in the autum/fall when most of the tones a red/light brown or in spring with very green new growth. Pretty awful in urban settings though. Desert DPM is not to bad against brick rubble as an alternative.
Canadian CADPAT: This appears very green during the winter season here. Noticably more so than DPM or US woodland. The rarity in Britain of this camo makes it difficult to get a year round view.
German Flecktarn: Quite popular with UK skirmishers. Excellent all round woodland pattern, probably a little more effective than DPM in the autum and in urban environments but not massively so.
MULTICAM: Outstaning in the late autmn & winter. It just looks like dead leaf litter when worn with khaki gear. The "airburshed" effect seems to work & take on the predominant shade of the surrounding environment.
As a multiple environment pattern it's probably the best so far and is easily superior to DPM & Flectarn in urban & semi-urban sites we I've used. Many of the UK urban skirmishes are in old fortifications that are partially overgrown or age marked which is a spot on match for MC.
However the downside is of course the cost of the gear in general & availablity.
US ACUPAT: I like the cut & style of the uniform but it just appears to grey in every forested site I've seen it. It even seems to stand out in the winter when you might expect the lack of greenery to reduce the contrast. I think it's a reasonable urban scheme but more suitable to concrete heavy areas.
US MARPAT: Highly effective in all kinds of undergrowth year round. If I had to pick a purely woodland pattern to use I'd probably go for MarPat. As good as Flecktarn in urban may be better, more effective than DPM certainly.
Other (US woodland?): Still a useful pattern. As good as DPM or Flecktarn in a lot of situations. Cheap & plenty of kit to match.
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