--- title: Temperature and Humidity Sensor Showdown | daily.dev description: A hands-on comparison of three temperature and humidity sensors for bathroom automation: the Inovelli LZW60 (Z-Wave, used as baseline), Aqara (Xiaomi) Zigbee... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/temperature-and-humidity-sensor-showdown-jwkygmzfl twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Temperature and Humidity Sensor Showdown | daily.dev og:description: A hands-on comparison of three temperature and humidity sensors for bathroom automation: the Inovelli LZW60 (Z-Wave, used as baseline), Aqara (Xiaomi) Zigbee... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/temperature-and-humidity-sensor-showdown-jwkygmzfl og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/jwKYgmzFL.png og:image:alt: Temperature and Humidity Sensor Showdown og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Temperature and Humidity Sensor Showdown **[apalrd's adventures](https://daily.dev/sources/apalrd)** · 5 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A hands-on comparison of three temperature and humidity sensors for bathroom automation: the Inovelli LZW60 (Z-Wave, used as baseline), Aqara (Xiaomi) Zigbee sensor, and Sonoff SNZB-02 Zigbee sensor. Both cheaper sensors were paired via Zigbee2MQTT and added to Home Assistant. Key findings: the Sonoff has a very slow temperature reporting interval (no updates for over 30 minutes) but faster humidity reporting; the Aqara shows stair-stepping but responds faster overall and is adequate for humidity control; neither cheap sensor is fast enough for closed-loop temperature control. Sensor placement near the shower gave both Zigbee sensors a significant advantage over the wall-mounted Inovelli for humidity detection speed and peak values. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### Does the Sonoff SNZB-02 have a slow temperature reporting interval in Zigbee2MQTT? Yes, the Sonoff SNZB-02 has a very slow temperature reporting interval — it can go over 30 minutes without reporting a temperature change even during a shower event. Humidity reporting is notably faster, which Zigbee2MQTT's own documentation flags as unusual. The Aqara sensor shows some stair-stepping but responds much faster for both temperature and humidity. _Hobbyists picking Zigbee sensors for bathroom automation track findings like these on daily.dev._ ### Is the Aqara temperature and humidity sensor fast enough for bathroom humidity fan control in Home Assistant? Yes, the Aqara sensor is fast enough for bathroom humidity control. It shows some stair-stepping in its reporting for both temperature and humidity, but its response speed is close enough to real-time to trigger a bathroom fan reliably. Neither the Aqara nor the Sonoff SNZB-02 is fast enough for closed-loop temperature control. _Those building bathroom automation with Home Assistant and Zigbee sensors find relevant comparisons on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [I put Zigbee sensors on every door and window, and my smart home beats more expensive regular alarm systems](https://daily.dev/posts/i-put-zigbee-sensors-on-every-door-and-window-and-my-smart-home-beats-more-expensive-regular-alarm--mvubzgtmh) · XDA Developers · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [A dual-zone BLE and Zigbee water valve tested with eWelink and Home Assistant](https://daily.dev/posts/a-dual-zone-ble-and-zigbee-water-valve-tested-with-ewelink-and-home-assistant-34ddpgnqd) · CNX Software · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [How To Kill Humidity Sensors With Humidity](https://daily.dev/posts/how-to-kill-humidity-sensors-with-humidity-oaavkee9z) · Hackaday · 4 upvotes · 0 comments - [Aqara’s cord-free presence sensor runs for up to three years on battery power](https://daily.dev/posts/aqara-s-cord-free-presence-sensor-runs-for-up-to-three-years-on-battery-power-dt9lb8eju) · The Verge · 3 upvotes · 0 comments - [Home Assistant solved three annoying problems I didn't know sensors could fix](https://daily.dev/posts/home-assistant-solved-three-annoying-problems-i-didn-t-know-sensors-could-fix-hqehpr5t2) · XDA Developers · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#iot](https://daily.dev/tags/iot) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/temperature-and-humidity-sensor-showdown-jwkygmzfl) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Temperature and Humidity Sensor Showdown","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/temperature-and-humidity-sensor-showdown-jwkygmzfl","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/temperature-and-humidity-sensor-showdown-jwkygmzfl"},"datePublished":"2026-08-11T08:55:34.269Z","dateModified":"2026-08-11T09:25:16.397Z","description":"A hands-on comparison of three temperature and humidity sensors for bathroom automation: the Inovelli LZW60 (Z-Wave, used as baseline), Aqara (Xiaomi) Zigbee...","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/17eac94864bc14b61faee17d02c16755?_a=AQAEuop","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/17eac94864bc14b61faee17d02c16755?_a=AQAEuop","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"apalrd's adventures","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"apalrd's adventures","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--4zkx8dRj--/f_auto,q_auto/v1786438309/logos/apalrd?_a=BAMAMicg0","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/apalrd"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/temperature-and-humidity-sensor-showdown-jwkygmzfl","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":0},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"iot","timeRequired":"PT5M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"apalrd's adventures","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/apalrd"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Temperature and Humidity Sensor Showdown"}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/temperature-and-humidity-sensor-showdown-jwkygmzfl#faq","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"Does the Sonoff SNZB-02 have a slow temperature reporting interval in Zigbee2MQTT?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Yes, the Sonoff SNZB-02 has a very slow temperature reporting interval — it can go over 30 minutes without reporting a temperature change even during a shower event. 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