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Best Dehumidifiers of 2025
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We researched and found the best dehumidifier for your every need. If you have a lot of square footage, the BUBLUE Dehumidifier is a good choice to lower your home’s humidity level. It covers 8,500 square feet and can remove up to 125 pints of water from the air per day. It’s a beast.
If you have a smaller area you would like to dehumidify, or you’d like alerts on your phone, don’t miss our other top picks for the best dehumidifier.
What are the best dehumidifiers of 2025?
1. BUBLUE: Best for big rooms
The BUBLUE Dehumidifier is a whopper. It covers more square footage and pulls more water from the air than any other dehumidifier on our list.
Besides being able to cover almost twice the square footage as the second pick on our list, the BUBLUE also removes up to 125 pints of water from the air each day making it an ideal basement dehumidifier. Most larger dehumidifiers only remove around 50 pints per day.
This Energy Star dehumidifier has a tank that holds 1.72 gallons of water, so you may need to empty the tank around eight times a day with high indoor humidity levels. If that sounds like way too much trouble (we hear you), you’ll be pleased to know the BUBLUE has a continuous drainage system and comes with two drain hoses. So it can empty itself into a drain or large water bucket.
On top of being a dehumidifier, it can also be used as an air purification system and a clothing dryer.
2. HomeLabs: Budget pick
The HomeLabs Dehumidifier may not cover as many square feet or suck up as much water as our top pick, but the price is right, and it still gets the job done in large rooms.
The HomeLabs Dehumidifier is the number one bestseller on Amazon and has 4.6 stars out of 5 from over 44,000 reviews. It’s easy to see why people love it. It has a continuous drainage system, so you’re not constantly emptying the tank, it covers a lot of square footage, and the 1.6-gallon water tank capacity is almost the size of the largest capacity dehumidifiers.
The HomeLabs Dehumidifier also has washable filters, so you can keep it maintained without searching for a new filter.
3. Gocheer Dehumidifier: Best for small rooms
The Gocheer Dehumidifier is perfect if you want to dehumidify a small room. It’s small enough to put on a bedside table, or almost any tight space.
This tiny dehumidifier doesn’t collect a whopping 50 pints of water per day, like our second and fourth picks. But considering that it’s for very small rooms, that’s to be expected.
It’s the ideal size for a bedroom or a bathroom. Its tank holds a little more than half a gallon. That’s big enough to ensure you won’t need to empty it at night.
We do wish it had a timer and a few more features like adjustable fan speed. But if you’re looking for a small, simple dehumidifier that does the job with just one button push, this one’s for you.
4. GE Dehumidifier: Best smart tech
While we were researching dehumidifiers, we wondered, “Wouldn’t it be great if your dehumidifier could send your phone alerts when the tank is full?” Well, the GE Dehumidifier does that and much more.
This dehumidifier works with the SmartHQ app. Using the app, you can see if the filter needs to be changed, the current humidity levels in your home, how much energy the dehumidifier is using, and more. You can also use the app to put the dehumidifier on a schedule or turn it on or off, even if you’re at work or on vacation.
Amazingly, the GE dehumidifier has the largest water tank out of any of the dehumidifiers we researched at 1.9 gallons. It also has a continuous drainage system if you don’t feel like emptying the tank.
5. Afloia Dehumidifier: Best for cars
The Afloia Dehumidifier isn’t much bigger than a banana, so it’s perfect for in the car, a closet, gun safe, gym bags, or under the bathroom sink.
Unlike our other picks, this tiny portable dehumidifier doesn’t have a water collection tank. It uses thousands of silicon beads to absorb humidity. Once the beads are full of water, they change color. To dry them out and make them ready for use again, you set the dehumidifier on its heating base.
The Afloia only collects .25 pints (4 ounces) of moisture per use, so don’t expect too much. It’s meant to work like one of those silicon packets you find in vitamin bottles and shoe boxes. It keeps the excess moisture levels in small spaces low enough that your items aren’t damaged by moisture in the air.
Products we also considered
Frigidaire Dehumidifier
The Frigidaire Dehumidifier matched up head to head with our top picks. It removes up to 60 pints of water from the air and has washable filters and a continuous drain option. At over $400, though, we went with more affordable options.
Midea Dehumidifier
The Midea Dehumidifier is a good alternative to our budget pick. They both can cover up to 4,500 square feet and can hold 50 pints of water. They are also similarly priced. What tipped us towards HomeLabs is the customer reviews. With over 44,000 reviews and a 4.6 out of five-star review, HomeLabs squeaked by with the win.
Things to consider before you buy
When embarking on your quest to suck the dampness from the air, there are a few things to consider. Dehumidifiers have three major things to look for.
First, make sure that the dehumidifer can handle the square footage of the area where you’ll be placing it.
Choose a dehumidifier that can handle a much larger square footage than you need.
Second, check to see how much water the moisture collector can collect per day. Most dehumidifiers can remove 50 pints of water from the air per day. In most cases, you won’t need more than that unless you’re dehumidifying a particularly damp basement or a flooded room.
Third, most tanks we looked at can only hold around a gallon of water. That’s 8 pints. So you’d be emptying the tank around six times a day. Not ideal. If emptying a water tank day in and day out sounds like a drag, look for a dehumidifier that has a continuous drain option.
This means you can connect a drainage hose to the tank. Then, you can put the other end of the hose in the sink, a big bucket, or a floor drain, and the dehumidifier will empty itself automatically.
Final word
We researched over a dozen of the best dehumidifiers and found that the BUBLUE Dehumidifier is our best choice for large spaces. Our other picks were also top in their classifications for price, features, and size.
FAQ
Dehumidifiers literally remove water (humidity) from the air. High humidity levels (over 60%) indoors can encourage mold growth, damage furniture through warping, and can even make you sick. During high humidity levels, your body has a harder time regulating its temperature, which can lead to hyperthermia.
There are a few. You’ll need to keep the filters clean and you’ll need to empty the moisture collection cup when it gets full. You also need to keep doors and windows closed for the unit to function properly. If you like a breeze and fresh air, that can be a bummer.
If your air quality monitor or smart thermostat is telling you your indoor humidity levels are over 60%, you need a dehumidifier. Some causes of high humidity could be water leaks in the basement, poor ventilation, or living in a very humid part of the country.
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For our dehumidifier review, I used decades of tech experience combined with decades of living in devastatingly humid climates to research the top picks. I considered how each unit would work in real, day-to-day use. I also factored in affordability, value, and hundreds of customer reviews.
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