I'm actually really looking forward to having a traditional fireplace in the home we're trying to move into. DC tends to get a good variation in temperature throughout the year, so while this summer had several weeks in the low 100's, the winter will regularly go below freezing for long stretches. Certainly, we don't get weather as hot as Arizona or as cold as Alaska, but it's a decent swing.

So while we won't have fireplace weather for a good 7-9 months of the year, we'll certainly have nights that could call for it.