With summer in full swing, it’s the ideal time to invest in cooling solutions for your home. A portable air conditioner is a smart investment when cooling large spaces, as it’s more powerful than a standing fan yet easier to install than a window unit.
To help you choose a reliable model, we sifted through Wayfair’s selection of over 900 portable air conditioners and found six top-rated picks — all on sale right now. Keep scrolling for the best portable units for up to 63 percent off.
Best Wayfair Portable Air Conditioner Deals
R.W. Flame Portable 3-in-1 Air Conditioner
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If your bedroom turns into a sauna every summer, try this compact AC that keeps “the entire room cool,” per one shopper. It’s ideal for cooling rooms up to 350 square feet, making it a great choice for bedrooms, apartments, or home offices that need reliable relief on hot days. It has three modes: cool, fan, and dehumidifier.
This unit — like nearly all portable ACs — needs to be vented through a window to remove the hot air, but it comes with a snap-in window kit that shoppers said made installation easy. One reviewer said it “really chills the room,” and added that it is “much more efficient than a window AC unit.”
Shinco Portable Air Conditioner With Remote
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This Shinco portable air conditioner is an ideal pick for bedrooms, home offices, or small living spaces up to about 300 square feet. It has three modes — cool, fan, and dehumidifier — and you can control it however works best: from the LED display, the remote, or even your phone, thanks to built-in Wi-Fi. Shoppers said this is “quiet,” and one person noted this kept their room “cool and comfortable” even when outside “temperatures rise to 110 [degrees].”
Black+Decker Portable Air Conditioner
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If you’re sweating through summer in a hot space, this Black+Decker could make a big difference. It’s powerful enough to cool rooms up to 700 square feet, like a large living room or a small one-bedroom apartment, with three modes — cool, fan, and dehumidifier. Plus, it comes with a remote so you don’t have to crawl out of bed to adjust the temperature. One shopper from California said this unit “saved me from Los Angeles’s hot summer,” while another person said this kept their bedroom a “comfortable 70 degrees during 90-degree days.”
Frigidaire 3-in-1 Connected Portable Room Air Conditioner
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The Frigidaire 3-in-1 air conditioner works in rooms up to 550 square feet and connects to Wi-Fi so you can control it from your phone. Adjust the temperature, change fan speeds, or schedule it to turn on before you walk through the door. Beyond cooling, it also works as a dehumidifier and a fan, making it a useful all-season staple. Bonus: The filter is washable, and the app reminds you when it’s time to clean it. One person noted how quickly this unit works, sharing that it “cooled down the room from 80 to 72 in 30 minutes.”
Snag a portable air conditioner from Wayfair to stay cool all summer while units are up to 63 percent off.
Whynter Dual Hose Portable Air Conditioner
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Costway Portable Air Conditioner with Remote
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