Abstract: The air conditioning system with pre-cooler includes a compressor; a condenser; an evaporator; a condensate reservoir to collect condensed water discharged from the evaporator; and a condensate pump associated with the condensate reservoir. In one embodiment, the system includes a single pre-cooler that uses condensate to precool air before it reaches the evaporator. In a second embodiment, the system includes a sub-cooler between the condenser and an expansion valve that uses the condensate to pre-cool the refrigerant before it reaches the evaporator. In a third embodiment, the system includes a first pre-cooler that uses condensate to precool air before it reaches the evaporator; a sub-cooler between the condenser and an expansion valve that uses the condensate to pre-cool the refrigerant before it reaches the evaporator; and a second pre-cooler that uses the condensate to pre-cool air before it reaches the condenser.