what is the average price of gold in the last 5 years

The average closing price for gold (XAU) between August 15, 2020 and August 15, 2025 is $2,130.64. It is up 71.4% in that time.

DATE OPEN HIGH LOW CLOSE VOLUME
August 2025
$3,290.83
$3,408.83
$3,281.55
$3,335.61
July 2025
$3,302.87
$3,439.09
$3,268.15
$3,290.32
June 2025
$3,303.24
$3,451.62
$3,247.50
$3,303.69
May 2025
$3,288.55
$3,438.59
$3,120.52
$3,289.40
April 2025
$3,123.36
$3,500.33
$2,956.60
$3,288.59
242,644
March 2025
$2,856.71
$3,128.29
$2,855.63
$3,123.05
February 2025
$2,801.40
$2,956.37
$2,771.69
$2,858.60
January 2025
$2,626.61
$2,817.57
$2,614.60
$2,801.00
1,334,542
December 2024
$2,653.82
$2,726.31
$2,583.49
$2,623.81
121,322
November 2024
$2,742.50
$2,762.29
$2,536.91
$2,653.55
October 2024
$2,635.41
$2,790.41
$2,604.15
$2,743.80
September 2024
$2,502.74
$2,685.96
$2,471.95
$2,634.49
August 2024
$2,448.11
$2,532.05
$2,364.40
$2,503.03
July 2024
$2,326.46
$2,483.78
$2,318.55
$2,448.10
June 2024
$2,329.62
$2,387.85
$2,286.77
$2,325.71
May 2024
$2,285.91
$2,450.13
$2,277.47
$2,326.97
April 2024
$2,239.60
$2,431.53
$2,228.54
$2,285.57
March 2024
$2,043.44
$2,235.90
$2,038.55
$2,232.38
February 2024
$2,037.60
$2,065.42
$1,984.30
$2,043.24
January 2024
$2,064.24
$2,079.02
$2,001.91
$2,037.19
December 2023
$2,034.50
$2,135.90
$1,973.09
$2,062.59
November 2023
$1,983.01
$2,052.10
$1,931.73
$2,035.75
October 2023
$1,848.13
$2,009.48
$1,810.10
$1,982.71
September 2023
$1,940.19
$1,953.44
$1,846.34
$1,848.31
August 2023
$1,965.10
$1,966.25
$1,884.50
$1,939.74
Daily pricing data for gold dates back to 12/27/1979, and may be incomplete.