I run an auto mister and a humidifier during the winter because its the only way to keep the humidity up in this dry season. There are 3 settings on my humidifier. During the day I have it on the highest setting which puts the humidity around 60% and at night I have it on the lowest setting which puts it around 45-50% (which is convenient 'cuz it's not near as loud as on the highest setting). During the other seasons the auto mister alone is fine, for me anyways.