Best Cooling Mattresses for Hot Sleepers
The average person loses 0.5–1°C of core body temperature during sleep. If your mattress traps heat, this natural cooling process is disrupted and sleep quality suffers. We evaluated every mattress in our database on cooling performance — including the materials used (gel, copper, phase-change infusion), construction (coil airflow, open-cell foam), and cover fabrics. Only mattresses rated good or excellent for cooling made the list.
How We Ranked
- ✓Good or excellent cooling rating
- ✓Gel, copper, or phase-change material preferred
- ✓Hybrid or open-cell foam construction
- ✓No heat-trapping dense foam as top layer
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Top Picks at a Glance
Compare top 3 side-by-side →| Rank | Mattress | Price | Firmness | Cooling | Trial | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Bear Elite Hybridhybrid | $1,485 $2,284 | 6/10 | excellent | 120n | 9.6 |
| #2 | Bear Elite Ultra Hybridhybrid | $1,856 $2,855 | 6/10 | excellent | 120n | 9.5 |
| #3 | Bear Bear Naturalhybrid | $1,578 $2,427 | 6.5/10 | excellent | 120n | 8.5 |
| #4 | Beautyrest Black Series Two Medium Pillow Topinnerspring | $3,199 | 5.5/10 | excellent | 100n | 9.2 |
| #5 | Beautyrest Black Series Four Medium Pillow Topinnerspring | $5,599 | 5.5/10 | excellent | 100n | 9.3 |
Our Best Overall pick — best bear fit for shoppers choosing a specific feel, a 120-night trial, and a 99-year warranty.
The Bear Elite Hybrid is a hybrid mattress at $1,485 (Queen) with 6/10 firmness. Hot sleepers stay comfortable thanks to its advanced cooling materials and airflow-optimized construction. It earns its place thanks to best bear fit for shoppers choosing a specific feel.
- ✓Best Bear fit for shoppers choosing a specific feel
- ✓Strong edge support from reinforced coils
- ✓Cooling materials and breathable coil core
Our Best Value pick — strong specs at this price, including most responsive and cooling-focused bear model.
The Bear Elite Ultra Hybrid is a hybrid mattress at $1,856 (Queen) with 6/10 firmness. Hot sleepers stay comfortable thanks to its advanced cooling materials and airflow-optimized construction. It earns its place thanks to most responsive and cooling-focused bear model.
- ✓Most responsive and cooling-focused Bear model
- ✓Microcoils add adaptability without losing coil support
- ✓Published feel guidance by sleep position
Our Premium Pick — top-tier construction and responsive latex-and-coil feel.
The Bear Bear Natural is a hybrid mattress at $1,578 (Queen) with 6.5/10 firmness. Hot sleepers stay comfortable thanks to its advanced cooling materials and airflow-optimized construction. It earns its place thanks to responsive latex-and-coil feel.
- ✓Responsive latex-and-coil feel
- ✓Strong airflow and edge support
- ✓Natural-material option within Bear lineup
The Beautyrest Black Series Two Medium Pillow Top is a innerspring mattress at $3,199 (Queen) with 5.5/10 firmness. Hot sleepers stay comfortable thanks to its advanced cooling materials and airflow-optimized construction. It earns its place thanks to series two adds micro diamond memory foam for heat transfer.
- ✓Series Two adds Micro Diamond Memory Foam for heat transfer
- ✓More pressure-relief foam than Series One per Beautyrest's Black comparison copy
- ✓Triple-Stranded Pocketed Coil system supports motion separation
The Beautyrest Black Series Four Medium Pillow Top is a innerspring mattress at $5,599 (Queen) with 5.5/10 firmness. Hot sleepers stay comfortable thanks to its advanced cooling materials and airflow-optimized construction. It earns its place thanks to series four includes the 4k nano coil upgrade published by beautyrest.
- ✓Series Four includes the 4K Nano Coil upgrade published by Beautyrest
- ✓Most complete Black innerspring feature set in the current product family
- ✓Extra foam layers support a taller, more cushioned pillow-top profile
The Big Fig Mattress is a hybrid mattress at $1,399 (Queen) with 7/10 firmness. Hot sleepers stay comfortable thanks to its advanced cooling materials and airflow-optimized construction. It earns its place thanks to purpose-built for heavy sleepers — 1,400+ individually wrapped coils rated for 500+ lbs.
- ✓Purpose-built for heavy sleepers — 1,400+ individually wrapped coils rated for 500+ lbs
- ✓Reinforced edge support — full sleeping surface usable, no sagging at perimeter
- ✓ThermalPhase+ cover actively pulls heat away — excellent for larger body mass
The Brooklyn Bedding Spartan is a hybrid mattress at $769 (Queen) with 6/10 firmness. Hot sleepers stay comfortable thanks to its advanced cooling materials and airflow-optimized construction. It earns its place thanks to phase-change cooling cover actively reduces surface temperature.
- ✓Phase-change cooling cover actively reduces surface temperature
- ✓CopperFlex foam provides antimicrobial properties and pressure relief
- ✓Titanium coils optimize spinal alignment for athletic recovery
The Brooklyn Bedding Aurora Luxe Cooling Hybrid is a hybrid mattress at $1,025 (Queen) with 5/10 firmness. Hot sleepers stay comfortable thanks to its advanced cooling materials and airflow-optimized construction. It earns its place thanks to titanflex foam provides latex-like responsiveness without the latex price.
- ✓TitanFlex foam provides latex-like responsiveness without the latex price
- ✓CopperFlex foam layer adds antimicrobial and additional cooling properties
- ✓Phase-change material cover provides immediate cool-to-the-touch sensation
The Casper Dream with QuickCool Cover is a hybrid mattress at $1,475 (Queen) with 5.5/10 firmness. Hot sleepers stay comfortable thanks to its advanced cooling materials and airflow-optimized construction. It earns its place thanks to same dream hybrid support with cooling-cover upgrade.
- ✓Same Dream hybrid support with cooling-cover upgrade
- ✓QuickCool is published as moving heat away faster than the Cozy Cover
- ✓Full standard size run including Split King
The Casper Dream Max with QuickCool Cover is a hybrid mattress at $2,445 (Queen) with 4.5/10 firmness. Hot sleepers stay comfortable thanks to its advanced cooling materials and airflow-optimized construction. It earns its place thanks to dream max support with cool-to-touch cover.
- ✓Dream Max support with cool-to-touch cover
- ✓Breathe+ Flex Foam plus Zoned Support Max
- ✓Split King is sold on the checked PDP
Frequently Asked Questions
Why do I sleep hot on my mattress?
Dense memory foam traps body heat by restricting airflow. Your body radiates heat constantly, and without air movement, it accumulates. Hybrids and innersprings allow more airflow through their coil systems; gel and copper infusions conduct heat away from the body.
What mattress materials sleep the coolest?
Latex and innerspring/coil systems sleep the coolest due to their open-cell structure and airflow. Among foam mattresses, those with copper infusion, phase-change materials, or graphite-infused gel perform best for temperature regulation.
Does mattress firmness affect sleeping temperature?
Indirectly, yes. Softer mattresses allow more body contact and surface area against the foam, which can trap more heat. Firmer mattresses have less body-to-mattress contact and can therefore sleep slightly cooler, though the foam type matters more.
Are hybrid mattresses cooler than memory foam?
Yes — hybrids typically sleep significantly cooler because the pocketed coil support layer creates airflow throughout the mattress. All-foam mattresses lack this passive ventilation.
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