Weighted Blanket Calculator
Find the right weighted blanket weight — the standard guide of about 10% of body weight — with a safe range and the blanket dimensions for your bed size.
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What this tool does
Find the right weighted blanket weight — the standard guide of about 10% of body weight — with a safe range and the blanket dimensions for your bed size. The 10% rule is a general comfort guideline for adults, not medical advice. Weighted blankets are not recommended for children under 3 or anyone who cannot remove the blanket themselves; consult a clinician for therapeutic use.
How to use the Weighted Blanket Calculator
- Enter or select body weight (pounds).
- Enter or select bed size (for blanket dimensions).
- Read the calculated result; change any measurement to compare alternatives.
Formula
Recommended weight = 10% of body weight (the widely published occupational-therapy guideline), with a comfort range of 8-12%. Blanket dimensions are the standard mattress dimensions for the selected bed, with no overhang added.
- body
- Body weight (pounds)
- bed
- Bed size (for blanket dimensions)
The 10% rule is a general comfort guideline for adults, not medical advice. Weighted blankets are not recommended for children under 3 or anyone who cannot remove the blanket themselves; consult a clinician for therapeutic use.
Worked example
For weighted blanket calculator, the following measurements illustrate the exact method: Body weight (pounds): 150; Bed size (for blanket dimensions): queen.
Inputs
- Body weight (pounds)150
- Bed size (for blanket dimensions)Queen
Result
- Recommended blanket weight (lb)15
- Comfort range (lb)12-18
- Recommended weight (kg)6.8
- Blanket size for Queen (inches)60 x 80
- Rule used10% of body weight
Results explained
- Recommended blanket weight (lb)
- Recommended blanket weight (lb) from the formula above. The 10% rule is a general comfort guideline for adults, not medical advice. Weighted blankets are not recommended for children under 3 or anyone who cannot remove the blanket themselves; consult a clinician for therapeutic use.
- Comfort range (lb)
- Comfort range (lb) from the formula above. The 10% rule is a general comfort guideline for adults, not medical advice. Weighted blankets are not recommended for children under 3 or anyone who cannot remove the blanket themselves; consult a clinician for therapeutic use.
- Recommended weight (kg)
- Recommended weight (kg) from the formula above. The 10% rule is a general comfort guideline for adults, not medical advice. Weighted blankets are not recommended for children under 3 or anyone who cannot remove the blanket themselves; consult a clinician for therapeutic use.
- Blanket size for Queen (inches)
- Blanket size for Queen (inches) from the formula above. The 10% rule is a general comfort guideline for adults, not medical advice. Weighted blankets are not recommended for children under 3 or anyone who cannot remove the blanket themselves; consult a clinician for therapeutic use.
- Rule used
- Rule used from the formula above. The 10% rule is a general comfort guideline for adults, not medical advice. Weighted blankets are not recommended for children under 3 or anyone who cannot remove the blanket themselves; consult a clinician for therapeutic use.
Frequently asked questions
The standard guideline is about 10% of your body weight: a 150 lb person lands on a 15 lb blanket, with 12-18 lb (8-12%) as the usual comfort range. This calculator shows all three numbers.
No — beyond about 12% of body weight most people feel restricted rather than soothed, and the blanket gets hard to move. If you are between stock weights (they step by 5 lb), choose the lighter one.
A queen mattress is 60 x 80 inches. Weighted blankets are usually sized to the mattress top with little or no drape (so the weight stays on the sleeper), unlike a regular duvet that overhangs.
Base the weight on the lighter partner if you share, or use two twin-size blankets — a king blanket weighted for a combined body weight would be far too heavy for either person alone.
Never for under-3s, and for older children the same 10% rule applies with adult supervision and only if the child can lift the blanket off themselves. This tool's minimum input reflects adult/older-child weights only.