Sleep Sound Every Season: A Guide to Finding the Perfect Duvet Tog
Written By Feather & Black
Last Modified 31 March 2025 |
First Added 01 April 2020
The ideal duvet is the key to truly restful sleep, enveloping you in just the right level of warmth for every season. Our duvet tog guide unravels the mystery of tog ratings, helping you select a duvet that balances comfort and breathability for year-round bliss. Read on as we explore the duvet tog differences and help you choose the perfect duvet from the Feather & Black collection to see you seamlessly through the seasons and into the land of sweet dreams.
What is a tog rating?
Simply put, a duvet’s tog rating indicates how well it retains heat, with higher togs providing more warmth. A duvet with a tog rating above 12 is perfect for winter, offering a cosy, cocooning feel on colder nights. For summer, a lighter duvet with a tog rating of around 4.5 ensures breathability and comfort, keeping you cool when temperatures rise.
The differing duvet togs also influence how it feels - whether it’s sumptuously warm or light and airy. While the best duvet tog depends on the season, your ideal choice should balance warmth and breathability, ensuring a restful night’s sleep without feeling too heavy or overly warm.
What is the best duvet filling?
Selecting the perfect duvet filling is as important as choosing the right tog rating, as it influences warmth, breathability, and overall sleep comfort. Duvets typically feature natural or synthetic fillings, each offering distinct benefits to suit different sleep preferences and lifestyles. Understanding these differences ensures you find the perfect balance of softness, insulation, and practicality for a truly restful night’s sleep.
Natural duvet fillings
Natural duvet fillings, such as feather, down, and wool, offer exceptional insulation while remaining beautifully breathable, ensuring warmth without overheating. Goose and duck down are prized for their lightness and loft (fluffiness of the down filling), delivering a luxurious bedding experience with outstanding temperature regulation. If you're deciding between feather and down duvets, our guide will help you find the perfect fit.
Wool duvets are naturally moisture-wicking and highly effective at regulating body temperature, making them an excellent choice for those prone to temperature fluctuations at night. Naturally filled duvets are also exceptionally durable, retaining their shape and loft for years, making them a long-lasting investment in comfort.
Synthetic duvet fillings
For those seeking an alternative to natural fillings, advanced synthetic duvets offer the same luxurious comfort with added hypoallergenic benefits - perfect for sensitive sleepers. Premium microfibre fillings, encased in high-thread-count pure cotton, provide a sumptuously soft feel.
Duvet tog guide: The perfect tog for every season at a glance
Finding the ideal duvet tog is key to year-round comfort. Our expert guide simplifies the choice, helping you achieve the ideal balance of warmth and breathability for a truly restful night’s sleep, season after season.
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Tog Rating |
Season |
Best for |
Our recommendation |
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4.5 tog |
Summer |
For those who love the breathable feel of a summer tog duvet, a 4.5 tog offers the perfect level of softness and warmth without overheating. Designed for warm nights or naturally hot sleepers, this summer duvet tog provides a refreshing, barely-there comfort that keeps you cool yet cosy. |
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8 tog |
Spring/Autumn |
An 8 tog duvet is perfect for all year round, offering gentle warmth without feeling too heavy. Ideal for transitional seasons, it strikes the right balance - light enough for milder nights, yet protecting enough for when temperatures dip. |
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10.5 tog |
All seasons |
For a duvet that carries you through the year, a 10.5 tog delivers comforting warmth without compromising on breathability. Whether on a crisp autumn evening or a frosty winter night, this midweight option ensures a restful, undisturbed sleep. |
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12+ tog |
Winter |
A 12+ tog duvet is the ultimate indulgence when only the cosiest comfort will do. Designed to wrap you in deep, sumptuous warmth, it transforms your bed into a sanctuary on the coldest nights. For added versatility, layering a lighter and heavier duvet tog allows you to tailor your warmth as the seasons change. |
Explore the Feather & Black duvet collection online or visit us in-store to experience our luxurious duvet feeler samples firsthand. With expert craftsmanship and thoughtfully selected materials, our duvets ensure the ideal tog rating for year-round comfort, wrapping you in warmth, softness, and tranquillity night after night. To complete your sleep sanctuary, discover the best thread count for your bedding and ensure every layer is as indulgent as the last.