Keep your air fresher during wildfire season with these 11 air purifiers for small spaces

Published Feb 5, 2025 8:49 pm ET


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Air Purifiers For Small Homes to Use During Wildfire Season
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There are many contaminants that can reduce the air quality in your home, including dust mites and pet dander. And when it’s wildfire season, smoke can be yet another aggravation to deal with. Luckily, adding an air purifier to your home can help clear smoke from the air, especially those with HEPA filters (which all air purifiers on this list have). These highly-rated picks keep in mind the needs of those living in small spaces, including compact and portable designs and low noise levels.

With that in mind, here are 11 air purifiers that are for great small spaces and apartments to help keep your air clean and reduce smoke indoors.

  1. The BLUEAIR 511 is a whisper-silent air purifier, with a HEPASilent filter to remove dust, pollen and smoke from the room.

>> Buy Blue Pure 511 HEPASilent Air Purifier for $99.99 on Amazon

  1. The 3-in-1 True HEPA filtration on this COWAY air purifier helps to trap 99.99% of nano-sized particles, including smoke, in an up-to 810-square foot area.

>> Buy COWAY Airmega 100 Purifier for $119.99 on Amazon

  1. Not only can this Levoit air purifier cover up to 916-square feet, but it also works with Google and Alexa so you can easily adjust the speed and duration of purification.

>> Buy Levoit 200S-P Air Purifier for $89.99 on Amazon

  1. You can add a little aromatherapy to your air purification with the VEWIOR purifier. Just a few drops of your favorite essential oil to the built-in diffuser.

>> Buy VEWIOR HEPA Air Purifier for $49.99 on Amazon

  1. Medify’s PRO True HEPA air purifier is the most compact sized home purifier on our list, and it has filters that last 2,500 hours or about 4 months.

>> Buy Medify PRO Air Filter for $54.99 on Amazon

  1. For a budget-conscious option, the Tailulu portable air purifier is great because not only is it affordable, but it also only uses about 5W/h in power, so you won’t have to worry about a super high energy bill.

>> Buy Tailulu H13 True HEPA Air Purifier for $39.99 on Amazon

  1. Enjoy fresher air in two rooms in your home with this set of HEPA filter air purifiers that feature grooves for adding essential oils and a night light mode for comfortable sleep.

>> Buy 2 Pack TPLMB Air Purifiers for $49.99 on Amazon

  1. VEWOIR’s efficient air purifier system with HEPA and carbon filters can clean the air 5 times per hour in a room of 720 square feet.

>> Buy VEWIOR H13 True Hepa Air Purifier for $49.99 on Amazon

  1. Best for small and medium-sized rooms, this Crane air purifier not only filters smoke and dust, but it also features a UV germicidal light to combat germs, including viruses and bacteria.

>> Buy Crane Air Purifier for $44.99 on Amazon

  1. To keep the air you breathe fresh even while you’re commuting, this Pure Enrichment ultra-portable air purifier fits into a vehicle’s cup holder and easily recharges after 12 hours of use with a USB-C port.

>> Buy Pure Enrichment Portable Air Purifier for $39.99 on Amazon

  1. If you have a slightly larger area to keep clean, this AROEVE air purifier can refresh the air in a 1095-square foot home or office every hour, and it has a fan that adjusts speed based on the quality of air.

>> Buy AROEVE Air Purifier for $79.99 on Amazon

Lauren Wilrich

Lauren Wilrich

Author McClatchy Commerce

Lauren is a Commerce Updates Editor at McClatchy. She is based in Houston, Texas, and holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Texas at Dallas. Lauren has written for women’s accessories and home goods brands and has edited commerce content for numerous publications with a focus on home and kitchen gadgets, health, and beauty verticals. When she’s not editing, she can be found enjoying Houston’s restaurant scene and attempting DIY arts and crafting projects.

Abby Kass

Abby Kass

Editor McClatchy Commerce

Abby Kass is a Commerce Content Editor at McClatchy covering kids/babies, pets, beauty, and more. With more than seven years experience writing and editing shopping content, Abby has a strong understanding of how important commerce content really is and its important value to readers. She loves browsing online and finding innovative, unique, and just down-right cool products. Before McClatchy, Abby started her career working for Parents Magazine where she fell in love with writing about products. She then spent six years at BuzzFeed falling deeper into the shopping world writing more than 1,500 product roundups and reviews. She sees shopping as a sport and has worked hard at mastering it in order to help make people’s lives easier as they find cool and useful products.