How to keep your bedroom cool in the summer

Leave the window closed

When thinking of ways to keep cool, your initial thought is probably to open your window. However, in temperatures of more than 30℃, the air can be uncomfortably hot and humid. This means there’s little to no wind, which renders your window opening idea futile. 

In actual fact, simply opening the window probably won’t offer you much relief in a heatwave.  It’s generally suggested that you should keep your window open during the night to let cooler air in. Then, during the day, you should keep your window and curtains shut to prevent hot air from entering your room. 

It would help to leave your bedroom door open too, to allow better air circulation into and out of your room. 

Put ice in front of your fan

Using a fan in a heatwave will most likely just circulate the humid air around your room and make it even hotter. But the revolutionary hack of placing ice in front of your fan is circulating the internet once again. Placing a frozen water bottle or bowl of ice in front of your fan can help reduce the temperature of your room by circulating the icy air. 

Additionally, placing your fan in front of an open window at night can help the colder night air enter and circulate around your room. 

Use cooling sleep products

There’s a lot of advice floating around that suggests putting your sheets in the freezer to cool them down. However, there is no clear evidence that this works. We'd suggest something less time-consuming that has guaranteed results, such as using cooling weighted blankets or low-tog duvets. This will help with thermoregulation. 

Using sleep products like the Emma Premium Mattress Topper combined with the Emma 4-Season Duvet can offer optimal temperature regulation and nighttime comfort for sleepless summer nights. Not only can these products help you cool down, but they can also help induce more restful sleep. The 4-season duvet is also customisable based on your personal preferences of temperature. 

Make sure to check out our guide, that covers all the available sleep products for the warmer months.

What is thermoregulation and how does it work?

Thermoregulation may be the answer to your question on how to remain comfortable and cool during the humidity of the UK summer. An article by Healthline states that thermoregulation is a way that your body maintains its internal temperature. This is done through mechanisms that help to cool or heat your body up in response to external factors that affect your body’s temperature. These factors can include weather conditions, medical conditions and fevers. 

An article by the National Library of Medicine talks more about the mechanisms our bodies use in response to extreme temperature changes. The mechanisms the body uses to retain homeostasis (temperature balance) can vary depending on the temperature. 

If your body is too hot, the response from your brain would be to make you sweat, or kick start a process known as vasodilation. If your body is too cold, vasoconstriction and shivering are the common internal responses. 

There are certain sleep products available that can aid in thermoregulation and ensure your body’s internal temperature is maintained, regardless of any external factors that could potentially affect this. This is why thermoregulating products are important and worth it, to ensure your internal temperature remains consistent no matter the external temperature.