Stay Cool and Comfortable: Top Mattress Picks for Beating the Summer Heat

As the temperatures begin to creep up, staying cool and comfortable during hot summer nights becomes essential for getting a good night’s sleep. What’s more, your mattress can actually play a key role in helping your body to keep its temperature regulated.

And so, Summer becomes a time to reassess your mattress choice to ensure that your sleep doesn’t become impacted during those sweltering summer months. So, we’ve rounded up some top mattress picks that have been specifically designed to help keep you cool and refreshed all summer long. Scroll on to unveil all.

Our Top 3 Mattresses for a Cooler Night’s Sleep

Here, we’ll round up our top three mattress types to ensure that you get to enjoy a cool and comfortable night’s sleep even when the mercury begins to rise. 

1. Memory foam mattresses with cooling technologies 

Memory foam mattresses have a bad rep for being too hot. While they are known for their contouring support and enhanced pressure-relieving properties, some memory foam mattresses do retain heat which can leave sleepers feeling sweaty and uncomfortable.

But memory foam mattresses have come a long way in a short time. Now, many memory foam mattresses are infused with cooling gel, copper, or have breathable channels to improve air flow all to help dissipate heat with the aim of regulating your body temperature throughout the night.

Our collection of iGel mattresses boast the brilliance of advance graphene. This material offers heat transference that is 7 x faster than standard memory foam and it’s cleaner than synthetic additives too. The iGel collection also features advance intelligent temperature regulation which has been proven to absorb, store and release heat to help you remain at the ideal sleep temperature (within the 35° to 37° C comfort zone).

Another triumph we’re rather proud of is our Slumberland Air Memory mattress and beds collection. This mattress range incorporates breathable memory foam technology that has been developed by our team of experts to deliver ultimate comfort. The Slumberland Air memory foam mattresses feature zoned support to deliver relaxing pressure relief. Plus the memory foam that’s used in the makeup of this mattress collection is 5 x more breathable than standard memory foam, helping to keep you at a comfortable temperature all night long.

2. Hybrid mattresses with breathable layers

Dubbed as the mattress that gives sleepers the best of both worlds, Hybrid mattresses usually incorporate layers of foam – be it latex or memory foam - and pocket springs for optimal support and breathability.

If you’re considering a hybrid mattress, seek out those boasting breathable materials such as latex or breathable memory foam in the comfort layers. These will help to promote airflow and ventilation with the aim to keep you cool while you sleep. The pocket springs at the mattress’ core enhance the airflow to help prevent heat from building up. Together, these features aim to promote a cooler and more comfortable sleep environment, especially during the warmer months.

For anyone shopping for a hybrid mattress, we’d recommend taking a peek at the eve hybrid duo. This clever little mattress is a Good Housekeeping Institute award winner for both quality and comfort. It’s a rolled hybrid mattress that enables quick and easy delivery and set up too. It’s1900 dual layer pocket springs features a combination of mini and full height springs individually wrapped to enable them to adapt to individual body movements and reduce motion transfer. Plus, the enhanced airflow thanks to the incorporation of these springs aims to ensure a cooler night’s sleep season after season. 

3. Latex mattresses for natural cooling 

Latex mattresses are naturally breathable and generally help to provide better temperature regulation for hot sleepers. Natural latex is derived from the sap of rubber trees. And thanks to the open-cell structure of latex, airflow and mattress breathability is maximised.

If you’re considering a latex mattress, look for options featuring organic or natural materials to help ensure a healthy sleep environment. Latex mattresses also tend to be hypoallergenic and resistant to dust mites and mould too. This makes a latex mattress a great option for allergy sufferers (such as those battling with hay fever in the spring and summer months) year-round too.

Our top pick in this category is the Slumberland Clima Control Latex Pocket 2000 mattress. Featuring 2000 individual micro pocket springs to offer reliable support paired with an ultra-deep layer of balance pressure relieving Latex incorporating natural graphene particles, this mattress is designed to provide a comfortable sleep all night long, whatever the season. Plus, it’s even had a smart-temp technology fabric treatment that has been designed to help even hot sleepers stay comfortable.

Other cool sleep solutions 

Having the right duvet for the Summer season is a must. If you have a duvet with a too-high TOG rating, it’s likely to impact your ability to get a good night’s sleep. And so, we’d recommend the Slumberland all-seasons duvet. This duvet has been designed to adapt with the changing of the temperatures from season to season to ensure that one duvet really will see you sleeping comfortably all year round. Essentially, it’s two different TOG duvets that can be press-studded together to form one thicker 13.5 TOG duvet for the colder months. And in the warmer months, you’ll have the choice between a 9 TOG duvet and a 4.5 TOG duvet. Adapt your bedding as you need to with this clever design.

The cold side of the pillow is one thing that many of us seek, especially as the temperature begins to rise. And we’ve got some innovative cooling pillows up our sleeves to help you make it last a little longer.

First up we have the Tempur Cloud Smartcool Pillow. This Tempur Cloud pillow features a SmartCool washable cover that is both ultra-soft and cool-to-the-touch. The Tempur SmartCool technology has been specially developed to help youfeel cool and fresh all night long.

Next up we have the slightly more affordable Dunlopillo Super Comfort Latex pillow. We’ve already touched on some of the benefits of choosing latex for a cooler night’s sleep and this pillow has been designed with a breathable structure that promotes air circulation helping it to stay fresh, dry, and cool all night long.

Finally, we have the even more affordable iGel Side sleeper pillow (also available for back and front sleepers). The iGel pillows have been specifically designed to ensure that sleepers are not too hot and not too cold, but just right. These pillow feature phase change crystals inside the iGel Advance foam that respond to your temperature to absorb, store and release heat as you need it.

Beating the heat in bed: our conclusion

With the right mattress and bedding, beating the summer heat and enjoying a cool and comfortable night's sleep is much more achievable. From the contouring support of memory foam to the natural cooling properties of latex, there's a mattress out there to suit both your needs, and your preferences.

So, for those who struggle sleeping when it’s hot, investing in a cooler sleep solution this summer is a great idea. Upgrade to a mattress that will keep you cool, comfortable, and feeling fresh year-round at Bensons.