There is provided an air conditioner which is easy to use and by which the user can easily confirm the progress of the drying condition of objects to be dried merely by viewing a display. For this purpose, the air conditioner includes dehumidifying means for removing moisture contained in the air; air blowing means, consisting of a motor and a blower fan, which sucks air in a room and blows out dried air, which is obtained by causing the sucked air to pass through the dehumidifying means; humidity detecting means for detecting humidity of indoor air; temperature detecting means for detecting temperature of indoor air; surface temperature detecting means for detecting surface temperatures in the room within a predetermined range; displaying means for displaying information by using one or both of letters and figures; and controlling means for controlling the air blowing means, the temperature detecting means, and the displaying means. From surface temperatures detected by surface temperature detecting means, the controlling means detects, within the predetermined range, that objects to be dried such as wet clothing are arranged, and displays the drying condition of the objects to be dried on the displaying means according to the detection results.