Gold price archive · USD per troy ounce
Gold Price January 2025
In January 2025, gold closed between $2,647.40 and $2,823.00 per ounce, a change of +6.49% for the month.
- Open
- $2,669.00
- High close
- $2,823.00
- Low close
- $2,647.40
- Close
- $2,812.50
- Average
- $2,727.53
- Vs. January 2024
- +37.30%
Daily gold prices, January 2025
| Date | Close (USD/oz) | Per gram | Daily change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri, Jan 31 | $2,812.50 | $90.42 | −0.37% |
| Thu, Jan 30 | $2,823.00 | $90.76 | +1.92% |
| Wed, Jan 29 | $2,769.80 | $89.05 | +0.08% |
| Tue, Jan 28 | $2,767.50 | $88.98 | +1.06% |
| Mon, Jan 27 | $2,738.40 | $88.04 | −1.46% |
| Fri, Jan 24 | $2,778.90 | $89.34 | +0.50% |
| Thu, Jan 23 | $2,765.00 | $88.90 | −0.21% |
| Wed, Jan 22 | $2,770.90 | $89.09 | +0.42% |
| Tue, Jan 21 | $2,759.20 | $88.71 | +0.38% |
| Fri, Jan 17 | $2,748.70 | $88.37 | −0.08% |
| Thu, Jan 16 | $2,750.90 | $88.44 | +1.22% |
| Wed, Jan 15 | $2,717.80 | $87.38 | +1.32% |
| Tue, Jan 14 | $2,682.30 | $86.24 | +0.14% |
| Mon, Jan 13 | $2,678.60 | $86.12 | −1.34% |
| Fri, Jan 10 | $2,715.00 | $87.29 | +0.90% |
| Thu, Jan 9 | $2,690.80 | $86.51 | +0.69% |
| Wed, Jan 8 | $2,672.40 | $85.92 | +0.26% |
| Tue, Jan 7 | $2,665.40 | $85.69 | +0.68% |
| Mon, Jan 6 | $2,647.40 | $85.12 | −0.27% |
| Fri, Jan 3 | $2,654.70 | $85.35 | −0.54% |
| Thu, Jan 2 | $2,669.00 | $85.81 | +1.06% |
Closing prices of the front-month COMEX gold futures contract. Intraday highs and lows are not included.
What happened to gold in January 2025
In January 2025, gold gained 6.5% against the previous month’s final close, with its highest close of $2,823.00 on January 30 and its lowest close of $2,647.40 on January 6. Across 21 trading days, gold closed higher on 14 and lower on 7. The biggest one-day gain was 1.9% on Thursday, January 30, and the steepest drop was 1.5% on Monday, January 27.
Gold set 1 new record closing high during January 2025, beating every earlier close in the data since 2000.
Seasonally, January has been a positive month for gold on average: across 24 earlier years since 2001, the average January change was +2.54%, and gold rose in 15 of them. This January ranks 5th of 25 by performance.
By the end of January 2025, gold was up 6.5% 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 January 2025 questions
What was the price of gold in January 2025?
Gold traded between $2,647.40 and $2,823.00 per troy ounce in January 2025, based on daily closing prices. It closed the period at $2,812.50, and the average close was $2,727.53.
Did gold go up or down in January 2025?
Gold rose 6.49% from the previous month-end close.
How does January 2025 compare with a year earlier?
The month-end close of $2,812.50 is 37.3% higher than January 2024.