2023 Garmin Forerunner 955 Solar

Pushing toward the podium? Get this lightweight smartwatch on your wrist. Train your best, perform your best, and outlast the pack with a Power Glasssolar charging lens to extend battery life.

Get up to 20 days of battery life in smartwatch mode1 for a full picture of your health — from sleep to training.

Harness the power of the sun, and get up to 49 hours of battery life in GPS mode with solar charging2.

Swipe through stats and maps with a new, responsive touchscreen.

Confidently run any route using full-color, built-in maps and multi-band GPS.

Know when you’re primed for a productive session with training readiness.

Plan your strategy with daily suggested workouts, course details and more on the race widget.

SOLAR POWERED BATTERY

Get up to 20 days of battery life in smartwatch mode with solar charging1. In GPS mode, get up to 42 hours and up to 49 hours when solar charging2. With UltraTracmode, go even longer with up to 110 hours when solar charging2.

TOUCHSCREEN AND BUTTONS

Click or swipe through maps and stats with traditional button controls or a new, responsive touchscreen.

TAILORED TO THE DEDICATED

Clocking in at just 52 grams, the Forerunner 955 smartwatch will keep you light on your feet and attuned to your body.

TRAINING READINESS

From the moment you wake up, get a readiness score based on your sleep quality, recovery, training load and more, so you can determine whether it’s a good day to go hard — or take it easy.

MORNING REPORT

Receive an overview of your sleep, recovery and training outlook as soon as you wake up — alongside HRV status, training readiness and weather. You can even customize your report to show what you want to see.

HRV STATUS

Gain a deeper understanding of your overall health, recovery and training performance through heart rate variability while you sleep, based on technology developed by our Firstbeat Analyticsteam.

RACE WIDGET

Get ready for your next race with training tips, daily suggested workouts and completion time predictions based on course details, weather and performance.

DAILY SUGGESTED WORKOUTS

View your entire week of daily suggested workouts, which adapt after every run to match your performance and recovery as well as the races coming up in your Garmin Connectsmartphone app calendar.

GARMIN COACH

Free adaptive training plans include 5K, 10K, and half-marathon programs, featuring guidance from expert coaches that adapt to you and your goals.

RUNNING POWER

Get a continuous measurement on your wrist of how much power you’re applying to the road as you run when using a Running Dynamics Pod or HRM-Promonitor.

REAL-TIME STAMINA

Use this data to track and manage your exertion — and help avoid overexerting at the start of your run or bike ride.

RUNNING DYNAMICS

When using a Running Dynamics Pod or HRM-Pro monitor, the Forerunner 955 watch measures crucial running metrics such as cadence, stride length, ground contact time and balance, and more.

TRAINING STATUS

Using new indicators such as HRV status, your recent exercise history and performance, get an easy insight into your overall effort — and whether you’re training productively, peaking or strained.

ACUTE LOAD

Compare the intensity of your recent workouts to the optimal range to improve your fitness and training history.

TRAINING EFFECT

See how your workouts influence your endurance, speed and power with aerobic and anaerobic training effect feedback.

PACEPROFEATURE

The PacePro feature helps keep you on pace with grade-adjusted guidance as you run a course.

RECOVERY TIME

Know how long to recover before your next high-effort workout based on your latest training as well as overall stress, sleep and daily activities outside of workouts.

VO2 MAX

Train smarter with VO2 max, an indicator of how you can expect to perform. This metric even accounts for changes in performance that could be caused by heat or altitude.

PERFORMANCE CONDITION

While you run, get an analysis of your pace, heart rate and heart rate variability for a real-time assessment of your current ability to perform.

SYNC TRAINING PLANS

Get your indoor and outdoor training plans from the Garmin ConnectTM app, or sync seamlessly to your Forerunner smartwatch from other platforms, including TrainingPeaks® and more.

BUILT-IN SPORTS APPS

Switch up your workouts with activity profiles for cycling, triathlon, pool and open-water swimming, track running and more. For races and brick workouts, switch sports with a single button press.

VISUAL RACE PREDICTOR

Based on your running history and overall fitness level, get an estimate of what your pace could be for a 5K, 10K — or even a marathon. Plus, trend data highlights your training’s impact over time.

In The Box

• Forerunner 955 Solar multisport watch
• Charging/data cable
• Documentation