gold price chart by month 2026

The average closing price for gold (XAU) this year is $4,697.55. It is down 5.7% for the year.

DATEOPENHIGHLOWCLOSEVOLUME
June 2026
$4,540.32
$4,545.18
$3,959.90
$4,070.86
24,170,437
May 2026
$4,626.45
$4,773.83
$4,366.41
$4,541.06
1,030,622
April 2026
$4,696.60
$4,889.70
$4,509.96
$4,622.59
8,108,634
March 2026
$5,278.26
$5,418.82
$4,099.52
$4,696.84
15,779,345
February 2026
$4,865.37
$5,281.19
$4,403.75
$5,277.96
8,807,915
January 2026
$4,315.12
$5,595.62
$4,310.53
$4,865.37
15,957,081
Daily pricing data for gold dates back to 12/26/1979, and may be incomplete.