If you’re searching for the best space heaters on Amazon, you’re likely shivering, swathed in blankets, and in need of one, like, yesterday. City dwellers rarely have proper control of their thermostat, and rural dwellers are first to lose power in the event of any winter inclement weather. Meaning? We all need space heaters at one time or another. We’ve collected our very favorite options on Amazon—from portable space heaters to infrared heaters to oil-filled radiators—with every amenity imaginable: eco modes, digital displays, fan modes, and highly customizable heat settings. Whatever your need, whatever the size of your room, we’ve got you covered with personal heaters and room heaters for freezing rooms large and small. And while Amazon often beats the price of other retailers, we’re especially partial to it in this case for Prime’s two-day shipping policy—that means you’ll have to wrap yourself in your many throw blankets for just 48 more hours.
Our Top Picks for the Best Amazon Space Heaters
Dreo dominates the retail here, being a favorite of our editors and the bulk of Amazon’s top 10 best-sellers alike. Dyson sneaks its way in, as does an oil-filled radiator, but we’ve sorted through customer reviews to find all the best options for keeping your space at a livable temp.
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Best Overall
- Dimensions: 6″D x 7″W x 11″H
- Heating coverage: 200 square feet
- Special features: Overheat protection, tip-over protection, enhanced safety plug
This is a top pick for our commerce editor Nashia Baker: “Dreo’s space heater has been a winter essential for me over the last year! When cold weather hits in New York, it helps regulate the temperature in my space with its powerful heating and oscillation.” Another perk? You can set the exact temperature using the remote control or control panel. Customers review this as a quiet, efficient option, with the ability to heat up a small apartment and laud its safety features, namely overheat protection.
Best for Small Spaces
- Dimensions: 11.02″ W x 11.02″ D x 41.18″ H
- Heating coverage: Up to 300 sq ft
- Special features: Enhanced safety plug, tip-over protection, ETL-listed, flame retardant
Small but mighty, this small space heater delivers a heat output worthy of much larger machines. Beyond its potency, it is very aware of safety precautions, with tip-over protection, an enhanced safety plug-in to prevent sparks, and a super precise thermostat to keep from overheating. In other words: it’s a perfect model for pyrophobes.
Best Splurge Pick
- Dimensions: 9.84″D x 9.84″W x 30.2″H
- Heating coverage: 73 square feet
- Special features: Air Multiplier technology circulates purified air throughout the whole room, remote controlled, oscillates up to 350º
Commerce director Rachel Fletcher described this beloved Dyson device as one that packs a punch: “It’s rare to find a machine that can purify your air, humidify it, and cool down a space all in one—so I was impressed right off the bat. An update to earlier Dyson models, this machine does all that and aside from getting rid of the usual particles, it also removes formaldehyde (which can cause even more irritation to your eyes and throat) from the air.” It also oscillates up to 350 degrees. That’s five times the oscillation degree of our other picks. This single model knocks out a lot of other things in your Amazon wishlist, so you don’t have to endure the search for air purifiers and fans besides.
Best Quiet Space Heater
- Dimensions: 6.77″D x 6.77″W x 14.65″H
- Heating coverage: 200-250 sq ft
- Special features: Overheat protection, child lock, flame resistant
This ceramic heater has 70-degree oscillation and employs an advanced PTC system (Positive Temperature Coefficient, for newbies) that essentially means it self-regulates its own temperature to prevent overheating and increases its energy efficiency. It also has child-lock, tip-over protection, flame retardant, and a safety plug, making it a great choice for kids rooms or nurseries in need of a little warming up.
Best Old-School Heater
- Dimensions: 6.5″D x 15.5″W x 27″H
- Heating coverage: Small to medium spaces
- Special features: Thermal slot design maximizes heat flow into the room while maintaining a low surface temperature
For those who like a classic look and aren’t too scarred by years of living in pre-war apartment circumstances, this oil-filled radiator from De’Longhi (yes! of coffee maker fame!) delivers the same quality as a more modern looking choice with the 1,500 watts we’ve come to expect, and its thermal slot design that maximizes heat flow into the room while maintaining a low surface temperature. Fletcher previously noted, “We use this oil heater to warm a very drafty room above the garage and it keeps the space nice and toasty without any super loud fans or operating noises, which has been my experience with a lot of other space heaters.” The lack of fan keeps dust and dirt from being swept up in the process, so you can enjoy a warm room sneeze-free.
Best Tower Heater
- Dimensions: 8.3″D x 7.25″W x 22.5″H
- Heating coverage: 300 square feet
- Special features: Two heat settings, 7-hour auto-off timer, remote-controlled
For the tower heater people: This Lasko model has over 66,000 dazzling reviews, likely because it’s left nothing off the list with 1,500 wattage, an adjustable thermostat, a seven-hour auto shut-off feature for energy saving, a remote control, various heating modes, overheat protection, and heating coverage up to 300 square feet. Need we go on? We could.
Best Outdoor Space Heater
- Dimensions: 32.1 x 32.1 x 91.3
- Heating coverage: 9 square feet
- Special features: Auto-shut off valve, adjustable temperature, wheeled bottom for easy mobility
A proper space heater list requires the ubiquitous propane patio heater that dominated the revival of the restaurant industry post-COVID. These became more or less a symbol of hope post-pandemic. One-touch ignition makes this a dummy-proof patio heater, which can heat up a nine-foot radius. It also has necessary safety features like an auto shut-off and a water box that weighs down the tank to keep it from tipping, even in heavy winds. We’d consider it an outdoor hosting essential.
More Space Heaters to Check Out
- Dimensions: 5.8″D x 3.4″W x 6.0″H
- Heating coverage: N/A
- Special features: Tip-over protection
Say you don’t need the kind of space heater that warms a whole room—you just want toasty conditions in your home office. Amazon has thought one step ahead of you with this ceramic space heater, which is a great choice for those looking to keep from blasting the HVAC when it drops below 60 degrees. Perhaps the most portable on our list.
- Dimensions: 6.4″D x 4.8″W x 9.09″H
- Heating coverage: 150 square feet
- Special features: Overheat protection, tip-over protection, adjustable thermostat
This Aikoper model is a great choice for those looking to heat up just one room. The high wattage on this model makes for a fast heating experience. This space heater, like many others on this list, employs PTC—Positive Temperature Coefficient—a heating element that automatically regulates temperature by increasing resistance as it gets hotter so your model can’t overheat. It’s also a great choice for fitful sleepers: The LED display has an automatic shut-off and otherwise doesn’t create much light or noise so you can rest easy.
- Dimensions: 6″D x 8″W x 9″H
- Heating coverage: 200 square feet
- Special features: Tip-over protection, overheat protection, thermostat control
Another great multifunctional choice, this GiveBest portable space heater delivers heat at both 1,500 watts or 750 watts, and works as a cold air fan. Heating up to 200 square feet, this space heater works to warm a home office as well as decently sized living room.
- Dimensions: 18.75″D x 4.5″W x 12.75″H
- Heating coverage: Up to 750 square feet
- Special features: Energy efficient, adjustable temperature, remote controlled, overheat protection
With 5,200 BTU, this infrared space heater makes a great choice for medium to small spaces in need of a little toasting up. Their patented technology registers the humidity level of a room to provide heat without reducing the existing oxygen or humidity so you don’t dry out completely in the process of warming up. An attractive quality to the heat storm is its likeness to a wood stove, making it more of an aesthetic choice than perhaps some other, more industrial options.
How We Chose These Space Heaters
When evaluating which space heaters to include, we drew from first-hand experience for our top picks, prioritizing space heaters we own and love, as well as the best-selling Lasko on Amazon. For our runner-ups, we drew from top-rated Amazon choices with thousands of positive, detailed reviews on what space heaters worked, where, and what features made them stand out.
FAQS
What’s the Difference Between Infrared Heaters and Ceramic Heaters?
Ceramic heaters are older models in comparison to most infrared heaters, but equally as effective. Ceramic heaters use ceramic elements and a fan to quickly heat large spaces, but can be louder and more prone to dust than infrared heaters, which warm with radiant heat. Infrared heaters are more energy-efficient and more silent than most ceramic heaters, but are more effective at targeted heating rather than whole room heating as they do less air-circulating.
What Is the Safest Space Heater to Leave on All The Time?
Firstly, look for models with UL, ETL, or CSA certifications—these models have been evaluated as meeting heat protection requirements. Tip-over protection and overheating protection is necessary, as well as a thermostat and auto shut-off technology. Oil-filled radiators are often considered to be the safest models to have on all day as they warm an area more gently and don’t get as hot as infrared or ceramic models.



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