The 3 Best Dehumidifiers For Bedrooms - Fall 2024

The Waykar PD160B is the best bedroom dehumidifier we've tested. While this unit's 8.5-pint capacity certainly isn't enormous, it's an ideal option for most bedroom sizes. It has a discrete footprint, and its operating noise will easily fade into the background of most homes or apartments. It also generates very little heat, so you can have it positioned near your bed without feeling a constant flow of warm, dry air against your face. You can set your desired humidity level and have the unit adjust its fan speed setting as needed, so there's no real need to babysit the machine while it runs.

Although there's no built-in pump to drain the water into an elevated receptacle, it has a hose for continuous drainage. Its display is rather dim: this can be a nuisance when trying to operate the machine, but the upside is that it doesn't emit a harsh light that'll disturb your sleep. There's one use case that won't work well; this unit is likely insufficient for removing moisture from exceptionally large, open-concept rooms. We've still got you covered, though, if you have a big bedroom—check out the Frigidaire FFAP5034W1 below!

If you have an especially large bedroom, the Frigidaire FFAP5034W1 or one of its variants is a great option. It's bigger, heavier, and significantly louder than the Waykar PD160B, making it a hassle to set up in smaller spaces. It puts out much more heat to boot, and some rooms can start to feel pretty stuffy if you leave it running often enough. However, if you have a large bedroom that requires heavy-duty dehumidification, this unit's 50-pint capacity and large water bucket make it a very good option. Its built-in drain pump lets you drain it into an especially faraway container vessel or sink. At 560W, this unit consumes far more energy than the other picks on this list, but its considerably higher dehumidification capacity makes it just as efficient in terms of performance per watt.

Note: While the exact model we tested is currently out of stock, you can find a similar model without a pump and with a black control panel on top available on Amazon. It should perform the same and is a good alternative 

If you only need a dehumidifier to deal with small amounts of moisture inside an enclosed space, like your bedroom closet, consider the ProBreeze PB-03 or one of its variants. It's approximately one-sixth the weight of the already pretty portable Waykar PD160B, so you can easily squeeze it onto a shelf in your closet or any other tight space. It also generates very little heat, so you won't notice any real impact on the temperature of your room, even if you leave it running all the time.

It also doesn't offer anywhere near the dehumidification capacity of a full-size machine or even a more compact unit like the Waykar dehumidifier. As a result, it'll do a terrible job of dealing with high levels of moisture, even within modestly sized rooms. The ProBreeze also has a tiny water tank, though since its dehumidification rate is so low, it takes quite a while to fill up. It draws only 37W of power, which is great if you plan on having it run overnight often, but its poor capacity means it isn't an energy-efficient option either.