Trying to sleep during a heatwave can be difficult, and even if you leave all your windows open (and risk letting insects inside), it’s likely that you’ll have a restless, sweaty night that leaves you feeling irritable and sluggish in the morning. To solve the problem, you need a fan — and not just any old model. Here I’ve picked out a selection of three of the best fans that are not only effective at keeping you cool overnight, but are whisper-quiet as well, so they won’t disturb your slumber with humming or whirring.
All of these fans have received our seal of approval, and are particularly well suited to night-time use. Not only do they have dedicated bedtime modes that are near-silent, all come with a remote control so you can adjust their settings without having to get out of bed, and are very effective even on low power settings.
This is a particularly good time to shop for a fan, too, with great discounts available for Amazon Prime Day. You’ll find the best prices for each of these fans below, along with links to our full reviews, so read on to find out which one is best for your bedroom.
Shark FlexBreeze Portable Fan
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Our reviewer Reece Bithrey called the Shark FlexBreeze “near-silent and incredibly versatile”. It’s battery-powered so you can take it from the living room to the bedroom when it’s time to settle down for the night, and it can be used as a tower fan or table fan, depending on the setup of your room. You can even use it outside, with an optional misting attachment that connects to an outdoor tap (although you won’t want to use that at night).
We preferred using it in on the pedestal at night, and found that the base is small enough to tuck into the corner of a compact room while its sizeable head moves a large volume of air.
There’s no app control, which you get with some higher-end fans, but there is a remote control. There’s no automatic vertical oscillation either, but that’s not a problem when you’re lying down; the horizontal motion will ensure a blanket of air moves across your sheets to keep you cool and comfortable.
The Shark FlexBreeze is great value even at full price (Reece was so impressed he bought two immediately), and I wouldn’t be surprised if we see some decent discounts for Amazon Prime Day. You’ll find all of today’s best prices below.
Read our full Shark FlexBreeze Portable Fan review
Dyson Cool CF1
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Dyson fans can be expensive, but this model is the exception — more so if you find a good deal on Amazon Prime Day. Our tester Cesci Angell called it “delightfully efficient”, and noted that “it operated quietly, even on the highest fan setting”.
Like all Dyson fans, the Cool CF1 features a bladeless design, which means airflow is smooth and steady rather than choppy. The oscillation (if you choose to enable it) isn’t quite silent, but in Sleep mode the fan “had a reading of just 35dB, which is the equivalent of a whisper, so I was able to drop off and sleep undisturbed”.
Unlike the Shark FlexBreeze above, the Dyson Cool CF1 doesn’t sit on a pedestal, but you can place it on your nightstand or on a cabinet for a steady blanket of air over your bed. We could feel its airflow from up to 11ft / 3.3m on the highest setting, so it will easily reach your bed, even if you have to place it some distance away.
It comes with a remote control so you can operate it from the comfort of your bed, too, with a dedicated button for enabling Night mode.
Read our full Dyson Cool CF1 review
Meaco MeacoFan 1056P
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The MeacoFan 1056P is an air circulator. That means that unlike the two fans above, which blow a stream of air in one direction, the MeacoFan is designed to move a large volume of air around the room, oscillating horizontally and vertically to “draw” a large circle.
During his tests, my colleague Matt Hanson was surprised at how little noise it made, even when shifting huge volumes of air. “Not only did it do a great job at keeping us cool, even on incredibly hot days with little breeze, but it was impressively quiet — even when on higher fan speeds,” he said. “So, it’s a great choice for a fan in the bedroom, as you’re unlikely to be kept awake by the noise.”
Like the other two fans here, the MeacoFan has a remote that allows you to control it from your bed (and which can be attached to the fan magnetically, so you don’t lose it). You can easily adjust its height to suit the layout of your bedroom, and Matt called it “a fine choice to leave on overnight while you sleep”.
I used one of Meaco’s air circulators during the last heatwave here in the UK, and was very impressed at how effective it was at night. I positioned it by an open window, and it quickly pulled in cooler air from outside and distributed it throughout the room — all while barely making a sound.
Read our full Meaco MeacoFan 1056P review
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