Sauna guides
Short, practical answers for wood-fired sauna nights: how long to stay in, how to alternate hot and cold, and how to get the stove going.
- How long to stay in a saunaTypical sauna round lengths, how many rounds people do, how long to cool down between them, and the signs it is time to get out.
- Sauna and cold plunge roundsA simple hot and cold routine: how long people typically spend in the sauna and the cold plunge, how to rest between rounds, and how to plunge safely.
- How to heat a wood-fired saunaHow long a wood-fired sauna takes to heat up, what makes it slower or faster, how to light and feed the stove, and when the room is really ready.
Sauna Rounds plans your heat-up, times every round, cooldown and plunge, and keeps a journal of your sessions. Free, in your browser.
Start a sessionAbout Sauna Rounds
- What is Sauna Rounds?
- A web app for sauna sessions. It helps you plan when to light a wood-fired stove, times your heat-up, sauna rounds, cooldowns and cold plunges, and keeps a journal of past sessions.
- Is it free?
- Yes. It runs in the browser on any phone or computer, and you can add it to your home screen like an app. There is nothing to download from an app store.
- Do I need an account?
- No. Guest mode works straight away. An account, secured with a passkey, keeps your session history and syncs it across devices.
- Does it work with electric saunas?
- The round, cooldown and plunge timers and the journal work with any sauna. The heat-up planner is built for wood-fired stoves, where knowing when to light the fire matters most.
- Does it control my sauna heater?
- No. Sauna Rounds never controls a stove or heater. It plans, times and records; you run the fire.
- Can it read my sauna thermometer?
- As a beta, it can read an INKBIRD IBBQ-4T through a Tuya developer project. Otherwise you can type temperatures in by hand while you heat up.