These Are the Best Cooling Comforters on the Market

Once warm weather arrives, your favorite winter comforter can start making your bed feel less like a sanctuary and more like a sauna. An easy fix for sweaty sleepers is to switch to a summer comforter that keeps you cool at night. The best cooling comforters for hot sleepers are designed to give you that cozied-up feeling, while also preventing overheating - you can even continue to use your favorite duvet cover with them!

If you're looking to stay cooler but still use a comforter, here's what you should look for: Cooling technologies: The most common cooling technologies we see in bedding are Outlast and 37.5. Outlast stores and releases your body heat using "phase change material" (the brand describes it like ice melting to cool a drink), while 37.

5 is triggered by humidity and wicks away sweat before it forms. These materials are your best bet if you're looking for the ultimate cooling comforter. Lightweight down: Nothing is as fluffy as real down because the down clusters trap in air, but unfortunately for sweaty sleepers, this means they trap in heat as well.

If you want to buy real down, opt for a lower fill power ( a.k.a.

the amount of space the down takes up); anything 600 or less is ideal for summer months because there's less air and therefore less heat being trapped. You can also find lightweight down alternative options. Breathable and moisture-wicking features: If you sweat when you sleep, look for bedding with breathable designs and moisture-wicking capabilities.

Some brands use merino wool, which has inherent wicking capabilities, while others may use a special construction that helps sweat spread and out and dry quickly. These types of features will help keep you dry, stopping night sweats in their tracks. You may also see some products that claim to be "naturally" cooling because they're made with "bamboo" or "eucalyptus" fibers.

These type of fibers are actually "regenerated cellulose" fibers known as rayon or lyocell, meaning the wood pulp from different plants is dissolved in a chemical solvent before being pushed through an extruder to form fibers (check out Tencel for a more sustainable option). These plants have been chemically altered to become fibers, so any inherent cooling benefit from the plant itself is actually no longer valid. Bottom line: These materials may still help keep you cool if they're lightweight and moisture-wicking, but it's not because they're "bamboo" or other so-called natural tree-fibers.

For our list of the best cooling comforters on the market, The Good Housekeeping Institute Textiles Lab chose these comfy options because they either use temperature-regulating cooling technology, breathable materials, or lightweight construction to keep you sweat-free all night. Try pairing these top comforter picks with cooling sheets, a cooling mattress pad, cooling blankets, and cooling pillows to build the ultimate summer bedding set. Whether you're going through menopause and experiencing hot flashes, or you're just someone who experiences night sweats, these comforters will allow you to sleep more deeply by keeping you cool at night.