This fan is a nice (and necessary) addition to our patio. I got it to keep mosquitos away and didn't think much about the cooling that it would add. But it adds a lot, at least for a few people. I'll see about the mosquitos as their season picks up. I feel that will be so-so, since the air comes out from the top of the fan only - around chest-level when you are seated, so the circulation around your perhaps-tasty legs isn't ideal. I'm still happy with it though, and i appreciate the outdoor-safe nature so I feel comfortable leaving it outside. I do place it under an overhang though so as not to directly challenge its outdoors-a-bility with a direct downpour for no good reason.