Background: Dysmenorrhea is a pain in the pelvic area due to menstruation and prostaglandin production that arises shortly before or with the onset of menstruation and lasts for several hours, to eliminate pain non-pharmacologically, namely by discharging and warming the pain in the abdomen. This study aimed to determine the difference in the effectiveness of warm and cold compresses on the degree of dysmenorrhea in adolescents in Ukhwatul Muslim Islamic Boarding School, Gowa Regency. Methods: This research is quasi-experimental with a comparative design. The population in this study was all respondents who experienced dysmenorrhea in the Ukhwatul Muslim Islamic Boarding School, Gowa Regency, which was as many as 30 students. Samples were taken using a non-probability sampling type total sampling of 16 samples. The test used in this study is a statistical test, namely a paired T-test. Results: The results of the study are for the cold compress variable against dysmenorrhea based on the results of the T-test obtained a value of p = 0.000 < α = 0.05 and an average value of 5.125, this means that H0 is rejected and Ha is accepted, and for a warm compress variable against the degree of dysmenorrhea based on the results of the T-test is obtained a value of p = 0.000 < α = 0.05 and an average value of 1.875, this means that H0 is rejected and Ha is accepted. Conclusions: Based on the results of the research above, it can be concluded that there is an effect of giving both warm compresses and cold compresses on dysmenorrhea in adolescents where cold compresses have more effect than warm compresses.