Does Running A Ceiling Fan Help to Keep the Room Cooler?

Ceiling fans do not actually lower the temperature in a room. However, it can make the space feel much cooler. Using a ceiling fan creates something called a windchill effect. This means that moving air across your skin can evaporate sweat at a faster rate and can lower your body temperature. 

A ceiling fan can make the room feel cooler by redistributing air in the room. Normally hot air will rise and cool air will settle. Using a ceiling fan will help pull the cold air up and it will circulate around your face instead of around your feet. All of this will help cool down a room even when the temperature remains high throughout the room. Although ceiling fans do not actually cool air, they will help your AC to do its job and keep the rooms in your house cool.

In Winnipeg with our summers and high humidity running a ceiling fan is a good idea to help with cooling costs along with helping your AC work a little better at keeping the room cool.