The Best Sunrise Alarms to Help You Rise and shine
The 3 Best Sunrise Alarms:IF YOU AREN’T felling rested when your alarm goes off, the problem could be the alarm clock itself. Waking up to a sudden loud alarm isn’t exactly a fun way to start your day, and the disruptive jolt might not work to tell your body it’s time to rise. I’m a chronic snooze button kind of gal, and I find a sunrise tell my body it’s time to wake up- and that bright light is much, much harder to ignore.
After weeks of sleeping with a sunrise alarm clock at my bedside, I’ve seen a nice improvement in how alert I feel in the mornings. I’m find myself actually staying awake after my alarm in the gentle glow of these sunrise lamps rather that just going back to bed for another hour. plus, as someone who has trouble falling asleep at night, alarms with a sunset routine option have become a boon to help me both go to sleep and wake up.
while you’re here. don’t miss our other sleep guides, including the best Extreme Alarm Clocks, Best Sheets, Best Pillows, Best Weighted Blankets, Best Sound Machines, And Best Mattresses.
Updated January 2025. We’ve added the Casper Glow Light as a new pick. We’ve also added that Hatch Has replaced the Hatch Restore 2 with the new hatch Restore 3, which we plan to test soon.
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1. Philips smart Sleep and Wake-up Light (HF3650/60)
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2. Lumie Bodyclock Luxe 700FM
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| Easy to use as a bedside lamp. Plenty bright. Has both sunrise and sunset routines. Lots of sound options. Solid FM radio and can save five stations. | Screen looks dated; reminds me of a 2000s car clock. Needs instruction manual to navigate. Shows time as a 24-hour clock only. |
If you only have room for a bedside lamp or a sunrise alarm clock, get the Lumie Bodyclock Luxe 700FM. The sunrise alarm clock’s light gets bright enough to fill my bedroom with plenty of light to get ready for bed and read a book, and it’s easy to quickly switch on the light using one of the two dials on the Luxe 700FM’s face. It also has 27 sound options, though some are a little weird—I’m not sure if anyone would want to wake up to the sound of goats or a movie projector, but the options are there if you want them.
You can set up both sunrise and sunset routines, but you’ll need the manual to figure it out. The manual is plenty easy to follow, and the steps aren’t complicated, but the device itself and its buttons aren’t intuitive. You’ll also need to switch on the alarm each night for the following day, or painstakingly set up weekly routines.
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But once you get the controls down and routines set, it’s easy and enjoyable to use as a bedside lamp and an alarm clock, and I also enjoyed the sunset routine to help me wind down as I read my Kindle. The fabric finish also gives it a nice look on my bedside table. It’s out of stock right now, but you can preorder it on Lumie’s website, or shop my alternative pick below in the meantime.
Slightly Smaller+ Cheaper: the Lumie shine 300 (159) is pretty similar to the luxe 700 Fm but diesn’t as many radio forward feauters like the relescoping antenna and multuple channel saving buttons. and the light controls aren’t as easy as the dial. But if you don’t mind those changes and want to spend less money. this sunrise lamp is a great alternative choice.
3. Casper Glow Light
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| Has a wake-up and wind-down routine. Easy to turn on and off with a flip or the device, and to specify brightness by rotating it. Small, but plenty bright to wake up to. Good price point. | Doesn’t double as a bedside clock or as a sound machine, so if you want either of these features, check out our other picks. |
