The Best Dehumidifiers for Keeping Cool and Dry

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Even though I’ve spent the better part of my life living in humid New York City, I never owned a dehumidifier. I never had a basement, and I was ignorant of the benefits of a portable dehumidifier.

I’ve been lucky in that I haven’t had or at least known about a mold issue where I live. I use an air conditioner in the hotter months, and that mitigates the moisture to some degree. But last spring I found myself on dehumidifier TikTok and decided to take my indoor air quality up a notch.

This past summer, I lived in a damp cabin in Maine where the humidity level was often at 80 percent, according to my air quality ...