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The best sunrise alarm clocks
A gentler way to wake up, with the room growing slowly brighter before the alarm goes off, even on dark mornings.
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A sunrise alarm clock is a bedside lamp and clock in one. Over the half-hour or so before the alarm, its light climbs from a faint glow to full brightness, so you surface gradually and the sound only has to finish the job. Most double as a sound machine, with white noise and nature sounds on a sleep timer; dedicated wake-up lights skip those for a coloured dawn and a sunset that dims the room at bedtime.
Through a Canadian winter, plenty of us are up well before the sun, which is when one helps most. Every clock here plugs into the wall and is set with buttons on the clock itself, with no app to install, and most add a night light for reading or for getting up in the dark.
What matters
- A sunrise you can lengthen, up to an hour for slow wakers.
- A display you can dim right down or switch off for sleep.
#1Odokee Sunrise Alarm Clock and Sound Machine (H03)
$50–$75
Bedtime and wake-up handled by one soft, fabric-covered clock: a sunrise that stretches from 5 to 60 minutes before the alarm, 25 sleep sounds for the night, from white and brown noise to rain and waves, and a 5W Bluetooth speaker for podcasts and audiobooks.
What owners say: The slow, gradual glow before the alarm wins owners over, along with how much of each setting they can tailor and the choice of sounds; it’s simple to run day to day, with only its reliability drawing mixed reports.
A closer look: Pick one of the three wake modes: light and sound together, the light alone for a silent start, or just the alarm. The sunset shade on the night light makes a soft glow for reading at bedtime, and the sleep timer turns the sounds off once you’ve dropped off.
- Light-only silent wake mode
- Sleep timer for the sounds
- White, brown and pink noise
- Labelled buttons, no app
- 18-month warranty
Best for: Sound machine and sunrise in one
- Sunrise
- 5–60 min
- Sounds
- 25 sleep, 7 wake
- Night light
- 12 colours, incl. a sunset shade
- Display at night
- Dims 0–100%
- Extras
- 5W Bluetooth speaker
#2JALL K6 Sunrise Alarm Clock with White Noise and Bluetooth (beige linen)
$50–$75
A linen-covered clock whose whole front panel brightens over up to an hour before one of seven wake sounds. At night it runs 25 sleep sounds on a timer of up to eight hours, and the display can switch off completely while the sounds and the night light carry on, for anyone who needs a truly dark room.
What owners say: Owners say it makes waking easier without the jolt of an alarm, and they love the spread of nature sounds and white noise, the brightness settings and the colour modes, with the sunrise brightening the room gently.
A closer look: Its memory keeps the alarm, sound and brightness through a power outage, and pairing a phone once over Bluetooth sets the time for you. The light has 20 brightness levels set apart from the display, so the room can glow softly while the clock face stays dark.
- Memory survives power outages
- Sets time over Bluetooth
- Sleep timer to 8 hours
- Linen-covered case
- Lifetime warranty
Best for: A dark room, with sounds all night
- Sunrise
- 0–60 min
- Sounds
- 25 sleep, 7 wake
- Night light
- 17 modes, 20 brightness levels
- Display at night
- Switches fully off
- Extras
- Bluetooth speaker, USB charging
#3Philips SmartSleep Wake-up Light (HF3520)
$150–$200
The sunrise shifts from red through orange to warm yellow, the way a real dawn does, and the sunset dims the room over a time you choose at bedtime. A light tap anywhere on the lamp snoozes it.
What owners say: Owners find it a relaxing way to wake up, with a bright light that builds gradually and a sleep function that does its job; views differ on value, on programming it, on the wake sounds and on reliability.
A closer look: The display dims itself when the room goes dark, so it never glares from the bedside table. Two alarms let a weekday and a weekend time sit side by side, and the wake sound builds to its set volume over about a minute and a half.
- Tap-anywhere 9-minute snooze
- Two alarms
- Wake sound rises gradually
Best for: Coloured dawns, sunsets at bedtime
- Sunrise
- 20–40 min, red to yellow
- Sounds
- 5 wake, plus FM radio
- Night light
- Reading lamp, 20 levels
- Display at night
- Dims itself in the dark
- Extras
- Sunset fade, FM radio
#4JALL Full-Screen Sunrise Alarm Clock (K8)
$30–$50
The whole round front lights up, so the sunrise fills more of the room than a small lamp would, and it adds an FM radio, a Bluetooth speaker and two alarms for weekdays and weekends.
What owners say: Owners find the wake-up light bright enough to get them going and far better than a plain alarm, and it sets up quickly for a clock with so many features. Reliability, how readable the display is and how loud it gets each split opinion.
A closer look: Wake to a radio station or one of the nature sounds, and set the snooze anywhere from 5 to 20 minutes. At night the L0 setting blacks the screen out completely, handy for anyone who can’t sleep with a glowing clock in view.
- 5–20 minute snooze
- Sets time from your phone
- Music-rhythm light mode
- 10–480 minute sleep timer
Best for: Big rooms and radio fans
- Sunrise
- 10–60 min
- Sounds
- 25 sleep, plus FM radio
- Night light
- 17 colour effects
- Display at night
- Switches fully off (L0)
- Extras
- FM radio, two alarms, Bluetooth speaker
#5LIORQUE Sunrise Alarm Clock with White Noise (SM-02)
$30–$50
A wake-up light and white-noise machine in one, with a fabric-wrapped front that looks at home on a bedside table. The sunrise builds over up to 60 minutes, and the warm or cool light and 30 sounds can also see you off to sleep on a timer.
What owners say: Owners like the look and the spread of white noises and soothing sounds, and find the dawn builds at just the right pace; the dimmable display and the choice of settings go down well, and many feel they wake up noticeably better.
A closer look: A built-in battery remembers the settings through a power outage, so the alarm doesn’t need setting again afterward. Its 5W charging port charges a phone overnight, which means the phone can stay on the bedside table instead of doubling as the alarm clock.
- Battery keeps settings in outages
- 30–180 minute sleep timer
- 30 volume levels
Best for: Winding down with light and sound
- Sunrise
- Up to 60 min
- Sounds
- 30 (20 nature, 10 white noise)
- Night light
- Warm or cool, 12 levels
- Display at night
- Switches fully off
- Extras
- 5W phone charging port
How they compare
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| Feature | #1Odokee H03 | #2JALL K6 linen | #3Philips HF3520 | #4JALL K8 | #5LIORQUE SM-02 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best overall | Best premium | Best budget | |||
| Picked Rating | 8.9 | 8.8 | 8.7 | 8.6 | 8.6 |
| Price | $50–$75 | $50–$75 | $150–$200 | $30–$50 | $30–$50 |
| Sunrise | 5–60 min | 0–60 min | 20–40 min, red to yellow | 10–60 min | Up to 60 min |
| Sounds | 25 sleep, 7 wake | 25 sleep, 7 wake | 5 wake, plus FM radio | 25 sleep, plus FM radio | 30 (20 nature, 10 white noise) |
| Night light | 12 colours, incl. a sunset shade | 17 modes, 20 brightness levels | Reading lamp, 20 levels | 17 colour effects | Warm or cool, 12 levels |
| Display at night | Dims 0–100% | Switches fully off | Dims itself in the dark | Switches fully off (L0) | Switches fully off |
| Extras | 5W Bluetooth speaker | Bluetooth speaker, USB charging | Sunset fade, FM radio | FM radio, two alarms, Bluetooth speaker | 5W phone charging port |
| Best for | Sound machine and sunrise in one | A dark room, with sounds all night | Coloured dawns, sunsets at bedtime | Big rooms and radio fans | Winding down with light and sound |
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