Rowenta's 35 dB(A) is real, but only on some fans and only at one setting. The metal Turbo Silence Extreme stand fan and the white Turbo Silence Extreme+ stand fan list 35 dB(A) at their Silent Night position, and the Turbo Silence Extreme+ desk fan lists 38 dB(A) on minimal speed. The 12-inch Turbo Silence Extreme table fan says 35 dB(A) at each speed, while the Fresh 180 tower lists 43 dB(A) and the Outdoor Extreme 48 dB(A), with no setting named.
Rowenta sells those six fans in the US: two Turbo Silence Extreme stand fans, a Turbo Silence Extreme+ desk fan, a 12-inch Turbo Silence Extreme table fan, the Fresh 180 tower fan and the Outdoor Extreme. Rowenta's US sitemap of October 5, 2026 lists those six fan pages and no others, and every one of them has a Noise Level row in dB(A). That is a better record than many fan brands manage. For other brands' whole ranges, our Vornado, Lasko and Levoit fan decibel pages do the same job.
Below, each figure is quoted with the setting Rowenta names, and only fans of the same type whose figures carry the same setting are ranked against each other. We do not rank Rowenta against other brands here; for that, see our pedestal fan guide and desk fan guide.
Our picks are listed above, with full specifications for each.
Each Rowenta product page can carry a figure in four places, and the condition depends on where you look.
- The specification table. Every page has a "Noise Level" row: 35 dB(A) for both Turbo Silence Extreme stand fans and the 12-inch table fan, 38 dB(A) for the Extreme+ desk fan, 43 dB(A) for the Fresh 180 and 48 dB(A) for the Outdoor Extreme. The row never names a speed. Five of the six tables also say "Silent Mode Yes"; the Fresh 180's has no such row.
- The description. "Turbo Silence technology that reduces noise levels as low as 35dB(A)" on the metal stand fan, "undisturbed sleep at just 35 dB(A) on minimal speed" on the Extreme+ stand fan, "runs at a mere 38 dB(A) on minimal speed" on the desk fan and "35dB(A) operation at each speed" on the 12-inch table fan. The Fresh 180 and Outdoor Extreme descriptions give no figure.
- The feature panels. A panel headed Silent Night Position appears on both stand fans and, in June, appeared on the 12-inch table fan too: "Thanks to the silent night position at only 35 dB(A), you can sleep without hearing the fan." The desk fan's version reads "at a mere 38 dB(A) on minimal speed, most silent fan by Rowenta".
- The FAQ. The Turbo Silence pages repeat their descriptions: "It runs at 35 dB(A) on minimal speed" for the Extreme+ stand fan, "It operates at 38 dB(A) on minimal speed" for the desk fan, "35dB(A) at each speed" for the 12-inch, and "as low as 35dB(A) compared to a traditional fan" for the metal stand fan.
Rowenta's manuals add no figures. We read the five that the product pages link, from a safety booklet that covers both the metal stand fan and the 12-inch table fan to the Outdoor Extreme's instructions, and none gives a decibel number. Three of them show how the settings work, which we come to below. No page and no manual states a measuring distance or a test standard. Rowenta writes the unit as dB(A), the usual notation for A-weighted decibels; our explainer on why decibel ratings rarely compare across brands covers why the missing method matters.
Stand fans, by the setting Rowenta names
Rowenta sells three fans on a stand. We group them by what Rowenta tells you.
A figure for the quietest setting. Two fans, tied.
- Turbo Silence Extreme Stand Fan, metal (VU5670U2): 35 dB(A) at "the silent night position", and "as low as 35dB(A)" in the description. 5 speeds, $199.99 regular.
- Turbo Silence Extreme+ Stand Fan, white (VU5870U1): 35 dB(A) "on minimal speed", and the same silent night panel. 4 speeds in the table, $229.99 regular.
A figure with no setting. One fan.
- Outdoor Extreme Oscillating Fan (VU4510U7): Noise Level 48 dB(A). 3 speeds and three modes, $279.99 regular.
The two Turbo Silence Extreme fans cannot be separated on noise. They share a figure, a feature panel and a name for the setting, and neither page gives a number for any other speed. They differ elsewhere. The metal fan has five speeds, an electronic panel and up to 2,436 cubic ft/min, against the Extreme+'s four speeds, mechanical panel and 2,400, and its table lists 110 degrees of oscillation against 83. The Extreme+ adds Natural Breeze and Decrescendo modes and costs $30 more at regular price.
The Outdoor Extreme does not line up with either. Its 48 dB(A) is the highest number Rowenta prints, but with no speed attached we cannot say whether it describes the low setting, the high one or something between, so we do not rank it against the 35s. Rowenta still calls it "ultra-quiet" and "silent enough to use indoors when sleeping", words that come with no figure. For how Rowenta's stand fans sit beside other brands, see our pedestal fan guide.
Desk and table fans
- Turbo Silence Extreme+ Desk Fan (VU2730U1): 38 dB(A) "on minimal speed", in the description, the FAQ and the Silent Night Position panel. 4 speeds, $119.99 regular.
- 12" Turbo Silence Extreme Electronic Table Fan (VU2660U2): 35 dB(A) "at each speed" in the description and FAQ, and in June also 35 dB(A) at "the silent night position" in a panel. 5 speeds, $149.99 regular.
We rank the desk fan on its 38 dB(A) on minimal speed, because its page says the same thing every time. We do not rank the 12-inch table fan, though 35 is the smaller number. A figure for "each speed" would cover Turbo Boost, which the same page calls "an extremely powerful air position", while the panel singles out the silent night position at the same 35. Rowenta's fans page muddied it further in June: "The compact Turbo Silence table fan delivers powerful 1,695 ft³/min airflow at just 38 dB(A)". The 1,695 is the 12-inch fan's airflow figure; the 38 dB(A) is the desk fan's noise figure. We quote all three statements and rank the 12-inch on none of them.
The two fans differ in kind as well. The desk fan is what Rowenta calls an "Ultra-compact 12 inch", with a mechanical dial and no remote. The 12-inch table fan has an electronic panel, a remote that stores on its handle and "up to 1695 cubic ft/min", or "up to 1600 ft3/min" in its own feature panel, which adds that airflow "can vary +/- 10% according to products". For how they compare with other makers' desk fans, see our desk fan guide.
The tower fan
Rowenta sells one tower fan in the US, the Fresh 180 (VU6661U0), and its figure comes from the specification table alone: "Noise Level 43 dB(A)", with no speed named. In June, Rowenta's fans page called it "quiet 43 dB(A) performance" and its bedroom fan blog "whisper-quiet 43 dB(A) operation", neither with a speed. The fan has 3 speeds, 180 degree oscillation, "automatic temperature detection" and "automatic speed and shut-off functions", which Rowenta does not describe further. With no second Rowenta tower on sale, there is nothing to rank it against inside the brand.
Rowenta's older Urban Cool tower fan (VU6770U0) was more specific. Its page in 2025 said "only 46 dB(A) on the lowest speed". It is no longer in Rowenta's US sitemap, although the fans page still mentioned it in June. For tower fans from brands that publish figures, see our tower fan guide.
What Silent Night means on a Rowenta
Rowenta pins most of its figures to one setting, so it helps to know what that setting is, and two user guides show it. On the Turbo Silence Extreme+ stand fan, the speed button steps through four positions; the drawings mark the third TURBO and the fourth NIGHT, and show the fewest airflow arrows on NIGHT. On the Turbo Silence Extreme+ desk fan, the dial runs from 0 through three fan symbols to a night symbol, with lights marked TURBO and NIGHT. Both fans' product pages call the setting "minimal speed" when they give its figure.
The Extreme+ stand fan also has a Decrescendo mode, which its description calls an "energy-saving mode that automatically reduces airflow from maximum to minimum". Its guide draws Decrescendo as a series of 15 minute steps that end at NIGHT, so the mode finishes at the setting Rowenta gives 35 dB(A). The metal stand fan's "energy-saving mode which automatically decreases airflow" sounds similar, but its linked booklet does not show how it works. The Outdoor Extreme has a sleep mode instead, and its manual says only that "In SLEEP or NATURAL mode, the fan speed is pre-programed to provide maximum comfort."
Rowenta's marketing describes Silent Night differently. In June its fans page said "desk models feature Silent Night mode for automatic comfort adjustment", and its bedroom fan blog said "The Silent Night mode adjusts noise level and fan performance as you sleep." The product pages and guides present it as a fixed speed position, and we go by them. For how other brands' sleep modes step a fan down through the night, see our guide to the quietest fan for sleeping.
Where Rowenta's pages disagree with themselves
- 12-inch table fan. 35 dB(A) "at each speed" in the description and FAQ, 35 dB(A) at "the silent night position" in a panel in June, and airflow of "up to 1695 cubic ft/min" in one place and "up to 1600 ft3/min" in another.
- Extreme+ desk fan. "most silent fan by Rowenta" at 38 dB(A), while three other Rowenta pages print 35 dB(A).
- Both Turbo Silence Extreme stand fans. A shared panel promises "Automatic oscillation (120 degrees)"; the tables say 110 degrees for the metal fan and 83 for the Extreme+. Another shared panel says the height adjusts "up to 4.75 ft", about 57 inches, while the metal fan's table tops out at 55 inches and the Extreme+'s gives only a 51.2 inch minimum.
- Extreme+ stand fan. "5 speed settings" in the description, 4 speeds in the table and in the user guide.
- Fresh 180. "MAX Room Coverage 0 sq ft" and "MAX AirSpeed 0 mph" in the table, placeholders rather than figures.
- The fans page and the blog. In June the fans page said "Stand fans maintain an ultra-quiet 35 dB(A) at all speeds", and the blog said of the two stand fans "Even at maximum power, the fans maintain peaceful quietness at just 35 dB(A)." The product pages give 35 dB(A) only for minimal speed and the silent night position, and we rank on the product pages.
None of this changes a figure on a product page, but it is a reason to read Rowenta's adjectives and category copy as marketing, and to buy on the line that names a setting.
Is 35 dB(A) much quieter than 48?
Decibels are logarithmic, and roughly every 10 dB(A) sounds twice as loud. The 3 dB(A) between the stand fans' 35 and the desk fan's 38, both at the quietest setting, is too small to choose on when Rowenta gives no distance, and they are different kinds of fan anyway. The Fresh 180's 43 and the Outdoor Extreme's 48 would be a real step up if they described the same setting, but Rowenta does not say which speed they describe, so either fan may be quieter at the bottom of its range than its number suggests, or louder at the top.
For where 35 and 48 dB(A) sit beside a whisper, a fridge and conversation, see our decibel chart. dBA explained covers the A-weighting behind the unit, and how quiet is quiet enough sets a bedroom target.
Prices from Rowenta's own pages
rowentausa.com refused our requests on October 10, 2026, so the prices here are the last ones we saw on Rowenta's own pages. Regular prices have not moved in our records: $119.99 for the Turbo Silence Extreme+ desk fan, $149.99 for the 12-inch table fan and the Fresh 180, $199.99 for the metal stand fan, $229.99 for the Extreme+ stand fan and $279.99 for the Outdoor Extreme. Every fan carried a sale price whenever we looked. On September 27 and 28, 2026, the desk fan was $83.99, the 12-inch $104.99, the metal stand fan $139.99 and the Extreme+ stand fan $160.99, with both stand fans in stock. On June 27, 2026, the Fresh 180 was $89.99 and the Outdoor Extreme $199.99, both in stock, and both showed the same sale prices on July 31. The metal stand fan showed "Out of stock" on July 31 and was back in stock by September 28. The warranty document all six pages link gives one year.
How we chose
We started from Rowenta's US fans page and its sitemap, which on October 5, 2026 listed six fan product pages and no others. Because rowentausa.com refused our requests on October 10, 2026, we read each product page as the Internet Archive last captured it, between June 27 and July 31, 2026, and checked it against what we recorded from four of the live pages on September 27 and 28. Rowenta's sitemap gives five of the six pages a last-modified date before those captures, and the 12-inch table fan's page a date of September 14, after its capture. For each fan we recorded the Noise Level row, every sentence on the page that gives a decibel figure, the speeds and modes, the price and the stock status, and we read every manual the pages link and the warranty document. We grouped the fans by type, ranked only figures with the same stated setting, kept figures with no setting apart, and gave no ranking to the one fan whose page attaches its figure to two conditions.
Every figure here is Rowenta's own, quoted in Rowenta's words and unit, and Rowenta states no measuring distance or test standard for any of them. We did not measure any of these fans ourselves.
