Abstract: An evaporative cooler in which a series of evaporative pads are positioned in a spaced apart relationship. Water from a reservoir is deposited onto the pads to moisten them. As the water on the pads evaporates, the surrounding air is cooled; thereby becoming denser and settling through the outlet at the bottom of the housing and into the area to be cooled. The falling cool air draws in warm air at the top of the housing, which in turn is then cooled by the pads to continue the cycle.