Apple

I hike every weekend in the Winter, and I’ve never had any issues with my Apple Watch in the cold.

I run outside down to roughly 0F to -5F… only staying inside when frostbite within 30 min is possible (my runs are longer than 30 min). I’ve never had any problems with my watch (previously S3, currently S6). I do use a polar h10 though, both AWs I’ve had have trouble locking onto HR during my runs.

I have had problems in the past if it ends up uncovered, or only under a single layer in windy conditions (wind chills) - the cold can zap the battery so quickly. If it’s not exposed and protected from the wind chill, it should be okay.

I do recess duty down to -5°F with no problem. I think my coat and gloves keep it warm enough.

It’s routinely below zero F here, gets down to -20 on occasion. I have the three, and besides needing to push the crown harder than normal its business as usual.

I’ve never had any issues with mine and we frequently get anywhere from 0 to -45°C through the winter. Of course not outside much in that frigid weather but I’ve done -30°C no problems.

I wore my ultra in -15f weather last year and it performed amazing. No hiccups at all.

It can get a little cranky so I get mine a hot latte

My series 4 apple watch will die and reboot and go to low battery status when i govtunning outside in anything colder than around 40 degrees F. People here are saying wear it under your sleeve but i tend to look at my heart rate and watch quite often when running so im constantly pulling it outnlf my sleeve. Some daya r better than lthers but the alple watch has never been too great in the cold for me.

I have cleared snow in -30 and there was no change

I guess I’m about to find out as it’s fucking -18c outside right now.

Been in Iceland for a week. While it’s been a bit warm, the other night it was -7*C while we were out looking at the northern lights. The watch did not care.

I run with mine in winter at about minus 10 Celsius and uncovered. It sometimes randomly switches off, and the battery depletes faster. But thats normal. If you have it covered then your body heat will prevent it from doing that.

Mine didn’t read heart rate correctly or at all on some occasions, massive gaps

I had mine (6, maybe the one before - I can’t remember) while camping 2 or 3 years ago in a tent in January. The low one night was around 18°F, and I had the charger on the bottom of the tent, so it was obviously pretty close to the ground. When I woke up, my watch didn’t work. It was showing an error like the battery had died. I left it on the charger at the campsite the rest of the time I was there, in my car the entire ride home (2 hours), and it still never turned on. I went to Apple and bought a new one while that one was being worked on. Apple ultimately said there weren’t any issues - the battery was just dead. 🤷‍♂️

So, mine didn’t fair well.

All I can say is that the fast charging doesn't work at room temperatures about below 20" C.

I had to get a Bluetooth HR strap to pair with my Apple Watch, because I couldn't get wrist-based HR readings running in the winter. They simply weren't reliable below 10° C (not minus). Admittedly, that was probably a me-problem, the way my skin reacts to the cold.

Battery-wise, there was only a minor reduction in life as it got colder. By the time it was cold enough for the ambient temperature to really hit the battery, I'd be running with something covering it.

-30C alright

I run shirtless in the cold so my watch isn’t covered by anything. I have issues with the battery dying at 30% in cold weather. Especially if cellular is on.

Absolutely fine as long as it is on your hand which is +36. Even taking it off for 3 hours and keeping at -8 does not make any noticeable difference.