The sunrise alarm clock that saved my sleep last winter is 25% off right now

The image shows an round alarm clock on a nightstand next to a green plant, emitting an orange light — (Image credit: Future)

I bought my husband the Dreamegg Sunrise Alarm clock for Christmas last year, and it helped us both wake up that little bit easier all winter long. I paid full price, but there's currently 25% off the Dreamegg Sunrise Alarm 1 at Amazon, taking the price down to $59.98 from $79.99.

Dreamegg is the budget friendly brand behind some of the best sunrise alarm clocks you can buy, and 25% off is a decent saving outside of a Prime Day event.

If you're looking to get a jump start on your Christmas shopping, or just looking for a cost effective way to make mornings a bit easier this winter, I highly recommend snapping the Dreamegg up. Here's why.

Waking up to a sunrise alarm clock helps you feel more alert — here's why

Even through our closed eyelids, daylight is a powerful cue that helps promote the production of key wakeful hormones, like serotonin and cortisol. It also triggers the fall in the hormones that make us feel sleepy, like melatonin. Together, the rise and fall of these hormones help us feel refreshed upon waking.

While daylight naturally helps wake us up during the lighter summer months, it's a different story in winter. Darker mornings means we miss that crucial cue that it's time to wake up, which can leave us feeling sluggish and drowsy when our alarm goes off.
Enter the sunrise alarm clock. With their sunrise simulation, sunrise alarm clocks can help draw us out of deep sleep, helping us feel more energetic when we wake up.

Dreamegg Sunrise Alarm Clock — (Image credit: Dreamegg)

Keen to try a sunrise alarm clock but not willing to spend a fortune, I bought my husband the Dreamegg Sunrise 1 last Christmas — and it instantly helped us wake up feeling a bit more energetic.

The dawn simulation lasts between 15, 30 and 60 minutes long, depending on your own preference. Ours is set to 60 minutes long, and that occasionally helps wake me up shortly before my alarm.

It comes with 29 different sounds, including white noise, so you can use it as part of your nighttime routine as well as waking you up. To be honest, I skip the white noise before bed but I do appreciate the soft glow as opposed to a bright light in the run up to bedtime. There's 9 light colors to choose from, including sleep-inducing orange and amber.

The accompanying sounds are pretty basic, but they do the job. For a large sound library and crisp audio, I would recommend the Hatch deal below (just be prepared to pay triple the price). But if you're looking for a sunrise alarm clock that works well and won't break the bank, I recommend the Dreamegg.

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Nicola is the Sleep Editor at Tom’s Guide. With a career in journalism spanning two decades, Nicola brings experience to the team and the knowledge of what makes a great article, whether that’s a how-to mattress cleaning feature, a deep dive into melatonin gummies, or an in-depth mattress review. As a sleep editor, few better understand how important a decent mattress is to the overall quality of our sleep, and precisely how our sleep impacts our physical and mental health. As well as tackling the vast topic of sleep, Nicola joins the raft of expert mattress specialists at Tom’s Guide, who test and compare a wide range of mattresses in order to guide readers towards the very best options on the market.