Best Humidifier for Desert Climate – A COMPLETE Guide

Venta's LW45 Airwasher is a high-performance humidifier that moisturizes and purifies the air simultaneously. 

With its 2-gal tank that can humidify areas of up to 800 square feet, this is the kind of powerful unit you need for a desert climate.

As a 2-in-1 humidifier and air purifer, dust, pollutants, and harmful particles also get removed from the environment.

This feature was comforting, and because it does not use any filters, any additional costs for replacing filters were eliminated.

One can also add the essential oils for relief from clogged nasals - a feature that we didn't use regularly, but was helpful for some users. 

Despite its high output, this unit works quietly. This feature makes it suitable for babies, kids and sensitive sleepers. 

Furthermore, the humidifier automatically turns itself off when water in the tank runs out.

This helps in preventing the unit from damage and keeps you safe during the night.

One drawback of this unit is that it does not come with a built-in humidistat. You'll need to get a separate one to indicate the humidity level in your home.

It is a bit bulky to be moved around the home as well.

In spite of these drawbacks, its not hard to see why the LW45 Airwasher is humidifier well loved by many and the overall best humidifier for desert climate.

Other Great Humidifiers for Desert Climate (Honorable Mentions)

#2 TaoTronics TT-AH001 Cool Mist Humidifier

The TT-AH001 comes with a Microporous filter cartridge that filters micro-organisms from its water, improving the quality of moisture dispersed into the room air.

With a built-in handle that offers a better grip, cleaning and refilling is easy as well.

This humidifier has an automatic turn-off feature which turns-off the unit when the tank is empty.

If you want to use the unit at night, it comes with a customizable night light feature. You can easily turn this feature on/off with a single touch.

The LED display shows the working status of the humidifier as well from where you can easily monitor the humidity level.

One limitation is that you cannot use essential oils with this unit.

Moreover, with a run-time of 12 hours, you will have to refill the tank once a day depending on the usage of the humidifier.

There is another limitation of using only distilled water, otherwise, it produces white dust in case of using tap water.

#3 Honeywell CS10XE Portable Humidifier

This unit has very low power consumption, so this is best if you are looking for energy-efficient cooling. Buying this unit can save you from paying high energy bills.

You can easily detach the water tank from the main unit comfortably. Thus, you can clean and refill this unit with great ease.

This unit safeguards against harmful contaminants as well with its additional carbon filter that traps the dust and other pollutants.

The digital display and feature of the remote control make it easy for us to adjust the settings. You will not have to come out of your bed or couch.

There is no restriction on using distilled water. Even you can use tap water but filtered water can help in the production of good quality mist. Very convenient!

It is programmable so you can choose at which hours during the day will the unit turns on/off. Thus, it provides an opportunity to set the timer for unattended operations.

The main disadvantage is that it is most suitable for small areas.

By keeping into consideration the coverage area of the humidifier, this unit is expensive.

The run-time of this unit is approximately 8 hours. So, you will have the refill it more than once in a day.

#4 InnoGear SPS-809H Cool Mist Humidifier

The run-time of this unit is 13 up to a massive 40 hours. Thus, with this unit you won’t have to worry about having to refill the water tank constantly.

It has three misting levels. You can set the misting mode at low, medium or high where you can adjust the amount of moisture being dispersed into the room according to your comfort levels.

This unit has a unique touch button control which allows you to control the operation of the whole unit with one-touch.

By keeping the finger on the button, one can set the humidifier to run at any of the misting modes.

Its 360° swivel adjustable nozzle also give you more flexibility in this units placement.

One can easily grab and lift the water tank with one hand. This makes refilling/cleaning convenient. Helps that that the tank is easily detachable from the base too.

Despite having all these features, the unit is inexpensive, which is best you can get in this range.

#5 Dreamegg Cool Mist Humidifier

With a good run-time of up to 30 hours, this is another humidifier from this list that can save you from the regular refilling of the water tank. Fill it once and forget about it for the rest of the day.

You can set the humidifier at low and high mist mode with the run-time of 30 hours and 12 hours respectively.

Its whisper-quiet operation offers you the best sleeping environment with a sound frequency of less than 30dB.

Coupled with a soft blue night light, this makes it best for light sleepers or even babies. It adds a sense of safety for your kids as you can monitor them when the room light is off.

A programmable timer setting gives you a choice to control the operation time. Thus, you can save energy and customize it according to your needs.

An easy to clean humidifier is preferred, and that's the case here as well; simply detach the unit to get inside the water tank. 

There are the limitations of using only distilled water in the humidifier, and the unit being incompatible with essential oils.