Well, I have a similar situation, so here are some things I do:

  • Keep the lights off in your room as much as you can.
  • Open your window at night if it's cooler outside than inside. Be sure to close it in the morning before it gets hot though.
  • Get a fan.
  • If the rest of the house is cooler, leave your bedroom door open.
  • Drink plenty of cold water.


Also, the heat may be generated by your computer (not the monitor), so shut it off when you aren't using it and won't be for a while.

The heat in my room comes from being on the second story of our house, directly over our garage, which obviously doesn't get air conditioning. Heat rises, so it makes my room pretty uncomfortable in the summer. Also, I have a waterbed in my room which puts out more heat than you'd think, and for some reason the air conditioning doesn't adequately make it into my room. That makes my room the hottest room in the house. Fortunately for me, my laptop doesn't really contribute to that heat, unless it's on my lap. xD