Garmin Forerunner 955 Solar

Lead the pack with Forerunner 955 Solar, the premium GPS running and triathlon smartwatch with Power Glass™ solar charging. The new training readiness feature tells you when you’re primed for a productive session, while daily suggested workouts give you a peek at the week ahead and adapt to your body after every run. With new multi-band GPS and full-color, built-in maps, you can navigate confidently — whether you’re in the race or just grabbing a post-run coffee with Garmin Pay™ contactless payments¹. And with traditional buttons and a touch display, it has never been easier to tap into your running power, running dynamics and music. If you’re pushing toward the podium — or to the very limits — Forerunner 955 Solar is by your side with up to 20 days of battery with solar charging in smartwatch mode² and improved insights such as VO2 max, training status and HRV status.

New Features in the Forerunner 955 Solar (compared to Forerunner 945):

NEW FEATURES AS OF FEBRUARY, 2023:

NEW! UNIFIED TRAINING STATUS

TrueUp™ physio data synchronization will now unify training features including training status, training load, load focus and HRV status for users with multiple compatible devices. You can designate a primary device in order to have more consistent training data so you can train smarter. This includes users with multiple compatible smartwatches or those with a compatible smartwatch and Edge® 1040 device.

NEW FEATURES AS OF NOVEMBER, 2022:

NEW! BACKCOUNTRY SNOWBOARD

This preloaded profile helps distinguish between snowboarding and climbing. It shows metrics specific to either ascent or descent.

NEW! AUTO REST (ULTRARUN)

During an ultrarun activity, the watch automatically keeps track of time spent at an aid station or checkpoint—no need to worry about pausing the run activity.

NEW! GRADE ADJUSTED PACE

Whether running uphill or downhill, runners can now see their equivalent flat ground pace, making it easy to maintain an even effort over various terrain.

NEW! WRIST-BASED RUNNING POWER (WITHOUT ACCESSORY)

To manage efforts, receive real-time metrics of how much power is being exerted on a run —now with no additional accessory required.

NEW! DISC GOLF

Track stats with the new dedicated disc golf activity. And for those who want to keep score and get the distance to the basket for more than 14,000 disc golf courses on the wrist – try out the UDisc Connect IQ app.

SOLAR CHARGING

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

TOUCHSCREEN AND BUTTONS

Traditional button controls with a responsive touchscreen for fast access to everyday health features and easier control of maps. The touchscreen can be turned off manually or set to automatically lock during activities.

TRAINING READINESS

The training readiness feature gives you insights into how much your body will benefit from training, so you know exactly how hard to go.

MORNING REPORT

New morning report greets you with the day’s weather and calendar and summarizes information about last night’s sleep, HRV status and daily workout suggestion³.

HRV STATUS

HRV status tracks your heart rate variability while you sleep, giving you greater insight into your overall wellness³.

RACE WIDGET

Get all of your race prep information in one place with the new race widget — offering a course-specific performance prediction, race day weather, countdown and more.

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-Pro™ monitor.

REAL-TIME STAMINA

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

MULTI-BAND GPS

Access multiple global navigation satellite systems, and get access to multiple frequencies sent by navigation satellites — giving you superior accuracy for how far and how fast you’ve run — even in challenging environments.

IMPROVED DAILY WORKOUTS

View your entire week of daily suggested workouts, which adapt after every run to match your performance and recovery.

IMPROVED TRAINING STATUS

Improved training status feature indicates if you’re undertraining or overdoing it; offers additional performance monitoring features.

PLUS, the same great features as previous watches:

ALWAYS-ON DISPLAY

Built with an always-on, full-color display that’s light on the wrist and easy to read even in direct sunlight.

FULL-COLOR MAPPING

Whether you’re running on city streets or riding densely covered trails, Forerunner 955 provides, full-color, built-in mapping to keep you on track.

PHONE-FREE MUSIC

Download up to 2000 songs to your watch, including playlists from Spotify, Amazon Music or Deezer (premium subscription may be required), and connect with your wireless headphones for phone-free listening.

TURN-BY-TURN NAVIGATION

Follow a course with help from turn-by-turn directions, which let you know ahead of time when the next turn is coming.

ROUND-TRIP ROUTING

With Trendline^™ popularity routing, it’s easy to find the best local paths. Just enter a desired distance, and Forerunner 955 Solar will suggest courses that bring you back to your starting point.

UP AHEAD

Get at-a-glance awareness for points of interest along the course. In addition, view performance metrics, split times and distance/elevation — plus a summary of key course points coming up.

GARMIN COACH

Get free adaptive training plans from Garmin Coach, or create your own custom workouts at our Garmin Connect™ online fitness community.

RUNNING DYNAMICS

Provides advanced running dynamics⁴, including ground contact time balance, stride length, vertical ratio and more.

CHOOSE YOUR ADVENTURE

Switch up your workout routine with 30+ activity profiles for running, triathlons, cycling, swimming and more.

STAY SAFE

Safety and tracking features⁵ make it easy to share your location with chosen contacts.

MAKE IT YOURS

Customize with free watch faces, apps and more from the Connect IQ™ Store app downloaded on your compatible smartphone.

STAY CONNECTED

Connected features include built-in smart notifications from your connected smartphone, automatic uploads to our Garmin Connect™ online fitness community and the ability to track your runs with the LiveTrack feature.

GARMIN CONNECT APP

Automatically uploads your data to our Garmin Connect™ free online fitness community⁵, where you can join challenges, receive insights and share your progress.

NO WALLET NEEDED

Leave your cash and cards at home; Garmin Pay™ contactless payments¹ let you pay for purchases on the go.

WOMEN’S HEALTH TRACKING

Use the Garmin Connect app to track your menstrual cycle or pregnancy. Log symptoms, get exercise and nutrition education, and more. Even see and log details on your wrist with the Women’s Health Tracking app.

¹ View current supported country, payment network and issuing bank information at Garmin.com/en-US/garminpay/banks/
² Assumes all-day wear with 3 hours per day outside in 50,000 lux conditions
³See Garmin.com/ataccuracy
⁴ When used with Running Dynamics Pod or HRM-Pro™ monitor (sold separately)
⁵ When paired with a compatible smartphone; see Garmin.com/ble. For safety and tracking feature requirements and limitations, see Garmin.com/safety.