The 8 Best Tower Fans to Cool Down With, According to Reviewers

• Pros: Under $100, powerful velocity, remote control, quiet, oscillating, 41.73 inches tall
• Cons: No HEPA filter

Affordable? Check. Powerful? Check. Quiet and bladeless? Check, check. After scoring 4.7 stars out of more than 13,480 ratings, it makes sense why this fan is a best-seller. It has six speed settings with three modes, including normal, natural and sleep, and its 90-degree oscillation allows for uninterrupted cooling power. What’s more, its bladeless design makes it virtually noiseless. “THIS FAN IS A DREAM!” raves one reviewer. “When I first turned it on, it was so quiet that I wondered if I had even turned it on. And then, sitting more than 15 feet away, came the most refreshing breeze…the coolest feature is the NATURAL option setting, which makes it feels like your living room is outside of your house, getting to feel varying levels of flowing breezes [as] they occur in actual nature (duh, hence the name). I could not be more pleased.”

• Pros: Under $100, ultra-powerful airflow, wide oscillation, four-speed settings, remote control, auto-shut-off timer
• Cons: Not purifying, hard to clean, can be noisy

Simple, affordable and oh-so-powerful, Seville Classics’ UltraSlimline fan is a jack of all trades when it comes to cooling capabilities. It features four speed settings, including high, medium, low and “eco,” and a wide oscillation range of 95 degrees. Plus, its included remote controls fan speed with five buttons—along with a timer setting that can shut the unit off automatically. And at 40 inches high, it’s one of the tallest fans on this list (which is essential if you need something that’s going to cool your entire living room). One reviewer writes, “ I love the multiple settings, the handy remote, the fact that it’s very tall—so it actually hits above the bed—it’s quiet and that it has [an “eco”] setting. It also comes with a mini tower fan, which I use in my bathrooms throughout the hot summers in the South to keep air flowing freely.”

• Pros: Washable dust filter, electronic thermostat, remote control, moistens room, generous water tank
• Cons: No HEPA filter, noisy, somewhat difficult to assemble

The one thing we can’t stand about a tower fan? How dirty it can get. Honeywell solved this problem by creating a fan with a built-in active carbon washable filter that can help remove dust particles from the air. Then, on top of that, it has three speed options—with an electronic temperature display—and, as if all of that wasn't impressive enough, you can use it as a humidifier when your home starts to get a little dry—it actually works by reducing your room's temp through water evaporation, which the company claims will save energy. According to the company, the 10 gallon water tank will last you about seven to eight hours.

Wrote one happy buyer: "The main difference...is that instead of drying you out with a flow of dry air like [an A/C or regular fan], it moisturizes just enough to feel comfortable."

• Pros: Cools and heats evenly, four fan settings, digital thermostat, remote control, space-saving design
• Cons: Controls can be confusing, cooling capabilities are less powerful than other models, somewhat noisy

Finally, something that can cool you down in the summer and warm you up in the winter. This fan-space-heater-combo by Lasko can be programmed directly on its control panel—or the included remote—to heat and cool spaces with its 1,500 wattage. While its fan setting includes four speeds and 45-degree oscillation, its three heat settings can raise a room’s temperature by up to 10 degrees, according to the company. “If a highly efficient tower fan can circulate air efficiently in a 300-square-foot living room, without being noisy, it surely deserves credit. When it doubles up as a room heater with an automated thermostat, it takes the game to a completely different level,” writes one reviewer. However, another reviewer warns: “[The] fan is nice and powerful but makes a clicking and winding sound while oscillating.”

• Pros: Hands-free control with Dreo app, voice assistant-compatible
• Cons: Hard to control if Wi-Fi goes out

This tower is built to cool big and small spaces alike with its powerful motor and airflow design. It's portable, quiet and reviewers say it gets the job done. Wrote one: "It’s light and easy to move about the house. It’s fairly quiet on the lower settings and as loud as expected for the amount of air it’s moving on the higher speeds. And it can move some air. On high you can feel the breeze from this from 15 to 20 feet away."

More than that, though, this tower fan is also with the times: Your can control this bad boy with your phone. The Dreo app allows you to turn the fan on and off, dictate its temperature and more. Not futuristic enough? You can also program it to listen to your Alexa or Google assistant, so you won't even have to move a muscle. If you're old school, don't fret. It comes with a remote, too.

• Pros: Quiet operation, attractive, electronic display, included remote
• Cons: Not the strongest motor power, base is hard to assemble

Since when did cooling down your space become synonymous with compromising your feng shui? This tower comes in a stylish pink as well as a classic black and white and is decidedly more chic than most we've seen. But she's not all looks! Operating with what buyers say is very low noise, 85-degree oscillation and wind speeds covering area up to 350 cubic feet, she's also got great cooling power. Confirmed one buyer: "Wonderful fan it works great and is quiet."