Cooling fans create a breeze of air that helps lower body temperature and can also be useful for cooling and circulating air in stuffy rooms or rooms with windows that can't be opened.

Whole house fans will keep you and your home cool at a fraction of the cost of air conditioning. Fans sip electricity while air conditioners guzzle power.

Ceiling fans are useful for cooling only when they move air over skin.  They cool our bodies two ways:  by aiding evaporative cooling and by aiding convective cooling.

Floor fans aren’t just a practical purchase for the warmer months; whatever time of the year, they’re useful for circulating air around your space and helping do away with lingering cooking and smoke smells. Oscillates left, right, up, and down so you can direct airflow anywhere you want it.

Think about whether you want the fan to rotate to reach more space in your home versus covering one specific spot in the room.

If you don’t have air conditioning at all, having some kind of fans can preserve your sanity.  You get to keep cool for a relatively low cost.