Best yoga mat for Hot Yoga
For hot yoga the pick is the Manduka eKO at $87.54 as of Aug 10, 2026 — medium wet grip and closed-cell surface. The Lululemon The Mat 5mm scores higher on these criteria but has no buyable listing today, so it is not the pick. Below it, 9 more mats are ranked on the same criteria, and the numbers behind the order are in the table.
One caveat: at 7 lb it is the heaviest mat here that you can actually buy today. Past about 6 lb most people leave a mat where they practise, so if yours travels to a class, the Manduka Begin at 2.5 lb is the light end of this list.
Manduka eKO our pick
Medium wet grip and closed-cell surface
$87.54as of Aug 10, 2026 · sold by Amazon · in stock
Check price on Amazon5 mm · 7 lb · Closed-cell natural rubber
High wet grip and closed-cell surface
$164.95as of Aug 10, 2026 · ships later
Check price on Amazon4.2 mm · 5.5 lb · Polyurethane top over rubber
High wet grip and 5 mm
$94.00as of Aug 10, 2026 · ships later
Check price on Amazon5 mm · 5.8 lb · Polyurethane top over rubber
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The full ranking
| # | Mat | Price | Thickness | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lululemon The Mat 5mm | not listed | 5 mm | 5.24 lb |
| 2 | Liforme Classic | $164.95 · ships later | 4.2 mm | 5.5 lb |
| 3 | Liforme Classic Travel | not listed | 2 mm | 3.5 lb |
| 4 | Manduka GRP Adapt | $94.00 · ships later | 5 mm | 5.8 lb |
| 5 | Manduka eKO our pick | $87.54 | 5 mm | 7 lb |
| 6 | Manduka Begin | $91.78 · ships later | 5 mm | 2.5 lb |
| 7 | Manduka X | $69.36 | 5 mm | 3.4 lb |
| 8 | JadeYoga Harmony | $114.95 | 4.8 mm | 5 lb |
| 9 | B Yoga B MAT Everyday 4mm | not listed | 4 mm | 4.1 lb |
| 10 | Gaiam Premium 6mm | $21.00 | 6 mm | 3.26 lb |
How we work this out
We rank on grip when wet (45%), a closed-cell surface (20%), thickness (20%), weight (15%). Every figure comes from the maker's own spec sheet or the Amazon API, and the order is recomputed on each build — nobody pays to sit at the top.
The question behind this shortlist: Which yoga mat works when the room is hot and the mat gets wet?
Questions people ask
What is the cheapest option here that still fits?
The Gaiam Premium 6mm at $21.00. It ranks lower than the pick in our order, so you are trading some of the criteria above for the lower price — the table shows exactly which.
Do these prices update?
Yes, daily from the Amazon API, and each one is stamped with the date it was read. Where a mat has no live listing we show no price at all rather than an old one.