Air Conditioner Sound Effects
11 free air conditioner sound effects for room backgrounds and summer scenes · 0.3–8 s each · MP3 · CC0 · no signup
11 air conditioner sound effects include a steady hum, an office unit, an old rattling unit, an outdoor compressor, a blowing vent, dripping water, and the unit starting and stopping. Use them for room backgrounds, summer scenes and office scenes.
Quick picks: Steady Humming Air Conditioner 03 (7.8 s, recommended) · Remote Beep Air Conditioner 09 (0.3 s, the shortest, recommended) · Vent Blowing Air Conditioner 08 (8 s, the longest, recommended)
All 11
- 0.3 s
An air conditioner gives one short beep, for home scenes.
- 4.2 s
An air conditioner shuts off and its fan fades out, for quiet moments.
- 4.8 s
An air conditioner clicks on and its fan spins up, for hot day scenes.
- 5.5 s
An air conditioner kicks on and its fan spins up, for hot day scenes.
- 5.6 s
An air conditioner hums with water dripping from it, for summer nights.
- 7 s
An old air conditioner buzzes and rattles, for run-down motels.
- 7.2 s
An outdoor air conditioner compressor drones beside a building, for backyard scenes.
- 7.8 s
A window air conditioner rattles and blows, for apartment backgrounds.
- 7.8 s
An office air conditioner hums over a quiet room, for office backgrounds.
- 7.8 s
An air conditioner hums steadily in a room, for room backgrounds.
- 8 s
Cool air blows out of a ceiling vent, for office backgrounds.
Related sound effects
Common uses: room backgrounds, summer scenes.
Which air conditioner variation to use
Pick the steady humming unit or the office unit for a background under a scene. Choose the old rattling unit for a cheap apartment, the outdoor compressor for the side of a building, the blowing vent for air in a room, or the start and stop files for the moments it turns on and off.
Need a comparison method? Try the playable examples and selection checklist.
Common questions about air conditioner
Can I use an air conditioner sound for sleeping?
Steady Humming Air Conditioner 03 and Window Unit Air Conditioner 11 are steady sounds. These files last 0.3–8 s and are not prepared as seamless loops, so use a player that repeats.
Is there a sound of an AC unit humming?
Office Air Conditioner 04 hums over a quiet room, and Outdoor Compressor Air Conditioner 01 is the unit outside a building.
Is there an air conditioner that sounds like running water?
Dripping Air Conditioner 02 has water dripping from a unit. It is made for scenes; if your own unit sounds like this, ask a technician.
Is there the beep when you turn on an AC?
Remote Beep Air Conditioner 09 is the short beep, and Turning On Air Conditioner 10 is the unit kicking on.
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