Gold price archive · USD per troy ounce
Gold Price December 2025
In December 2025, gold closed between $4,217.70 and $4,552.70 per ounce, a change of +2.03% for the month.
- Open
- $4,274.80
- High close
- $4,552.70
- Low close
- $4,217.70
- Close
- $4,341.10
- Average
- $4,337.67
- Vs. December 2024
- +64.37%
Daily gold prices, December 2025
| Date | Close (USD/oz) | Per gram | Daily change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wed, Dec 31 | $4,341.10 | $139.57 | −1.03% |
| Tue, Dec 30 | $4,386.30 | $141.02 | +0.98% |
| Mon, Dec 29 | $4,343.60 | $139.65 | −4.59% |
| Fri, Dec 26 | $4,552.70 | $146.37 | +1.11% |
| Wed, Dec 24 | $4,502.80 | $144.77 | −0.06% |
| Tue, Dec 23 | $4,505.70 | $144.86 | +0.81% |
| Mon, Dec 22 | $4,469.40 | $143.69 | +1.87% |
| Fri, Dec 19 | $4,387.30 | $141.05 | +0.52% |
| Thu, Dec 18 | $4,364.50 | $140.32 | −0.21% |
| Wed, Dec 17 | $4,373.90 | $140.62 | +0.96% |
| Tue, Dec 16 | $4,332.30 | $139.29 | −0.07% |
| Mon, Dec 15 | $4,335.20 | $139.38 | +0.16% |
| Fri, Dec 12 | $4,328.30 | $139.16 | +0.35% |
| Thu, Dec 11 | $4,313.00 | $138.67 | +2.09% |
| Wed, Dec 10 | $4,224.70 | $135.83 | −0.27% |
| Tue, Dec 9 | $4,236.20 | $136.20 | +0.44% |
| Mon, Dec 8 | $4,217.70 | $135.60 | −0.60% |
| Fri, Dec 5 | $4,243.00 | $136.42 | +0.00% |
| Thu, Dec 4 | $4,243.00 | $136.42 | +0.25% |
| Wed, Dec 3 | $4,232.50 | $136.08 | +0.28% |
| Tue, Dec 2 | $4,220.80 | $135.70 | −1.26% |
| Mon, Dec 1 | $4,274.80 | $137.44 | +0.47% |
Closing prices of the front-month COMEX gold futures contract. Intraday highs and lows are not included.
What happened to gold in December 2025
In December 2025, gold gained 2.0% against the previous month’s final close, with its highest close of $4,552.70 on December 26 and its lowest close of $4,217.70 on December 8. Across 22 trading days, gold closed higher on 13 and lower on 8. The biggest one-day gain was 2.1% on Thursday, December 11, and the steepest drop was 4.6% on Monday, December 29.
Gold set 5 new record closing highs during December 2025, beating every earlier close in the data since 2000.
Seasonally, December has been a positive month for gold on average: across 25 earlier years since 2000, the average December change was +1.42%, and gold rose in 16 of them. This December ranks 13th of 26 by performance.
By the end of December 2025, gold was up 64.4% for 2025 to date. See the 2025 overview for every month of the year.
Figures use daily closing prices of the front-month COMEX gold futures contract, U.S. Eastern Time. See how we calculate prices.
Gold price December 2025 questions
What was the price of gold in December 2025?
Gold traded between $4,217.70 and $4,552.70 per troy ounce in December 2025, based on daily closing prices. It closed the period at $4,341.10, and the average close was $4,337.67.
Did gold go up or down in December 2025?
Gold rose 2.03% from the previous month-end close.
How does December 2025 compare with a year earlier?
The month-end close of $4,341.10 is 64.4% higher than December 2024.