Your body temperature significantly impacts your sleep quality. Cooling bedding such as pillows, sheets, comforters and mattresses can help if you toss and turn at night because it's too hot. Unlike traditional bedding that can trap heat and moisture, cooling comforters are lightweight and breathable, helping to beat that summer heat. As a certified sleep coach, I've tested mattresses, bedding and sleep products for years. After personally testing a dozen cooling comforters, here are the best options for hot sleepers, along with a couple of honorable mentions.
What is the best overall cooling comforter?
The Rest Evercool Cooling Comforter is my top pick for the best overall cooling comforter because of its truly cool-to-the-touch feel, comfort, color options, weight and moisture-wicking properties. During my testing, I found that it kept me dry throughout the night -- an extremely important characteristic for a hot sleeper like myself.
Rest Evercool Cooling Comforter in ivory has a cool-to-the-touch feel. Caroline Igo/CNET
What We Updated: April 2025 We added another selection to this best list and updated the product details in the comparison chart.
Best cooling comforters of 2025
Editors' choice Caroline Igo/CNET Rest Evercool Cooling Comforter Best overall cooling comforter $229 at Rest Duvet Why we chose this comforter: The Rest Evercool Cooling Comforter is silky soft and truly cool to the touch. It's machine-washable, has a wavy stitch pattern and comes in six colors: arctic white, snow ivory, cool gray, aqua blue, navy and lavender. Three of those colors are reversible, so you can easily switch up the look of your bedding. It's made with Tencel Lyocell and poly fibers, and the cover is nylon and spandex. Plus, Rest Duvet often has sales, so you can often find this comforter for less than $180 after discounts for a queen size. Who should get it: The Rest Evercool Cooling Comforter is great for wicking away moisture, which is ideal if you sweat at night. It kept me dry, and when I turned to my side in the middle of the night, the other side of the comforter was still cool to the touch. If you prefer bedding with a little more fluff or don't want to use this as your sole comforter, I recommend using the Rest Evercool as a top sheet or a blanket. Either way, sleeping with it will keep you from waking up covered in sweat. Who shouldn't: If you don't sleep hot, this comforter will likely be too cold for you. Pros: Soft and very cool to the touch
Comes in six colors (three are reversible)
Effectively wicks away moisture Cons: Thinner and wrinkles easily
Doesn't have anchor loops if you want to use it as a duvet insert
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