The best fans for cooling

published 16 June 2022

It doesn't matter what time of the year it is, sometimes you just need to find the best fan to keep you cool.

There’s one bit you need to get your head around when buying a fan, though. Few of them actually cool the air. They just blow it around a bit. This has a cooling effect, though, as it helps the sweat evaporate from your skin. And that’s how we, as humans, cool down.

Science lesson over, what do we want from a fan? The main concerns are: will it fit in the space? Will it look good in there? Is it too noisy? And do we want a fanless design to make it safer for wandering infant fingers? That's right, you can buy fanless fans.

Here are some of the best fans to consider. Upvote the one you’d choose. And if you are really hot, then you may want to invest in the best ice cream maker.

Best fans

This is the fan choice of modern interior decorators and silicon valley start-up CEOs. The Dyson Cool Tower is just under a metre tall, allowing for a giant bladeless fan that can really pump out air. With no chance of lopping a finger off.It’s quiet, fairly power-efficient and you get a remote that looks a bit like something Apple would make. You can set a timer, handy for bed time, and set the times it turns on in the companion app. The Cool Tower also oscillates, and you can reverse the air flow if you like.