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This page is a historical record of the gold price in August 2010, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold ranged between $1,183.40 and $1,248.30 per troy ounce during August 2010, averaging $1,217.45 across 22 trading days. It finished the period at $1,248.30, up 5.64% from $1,181.70.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
The strongest session of August 2010 was 12 August 2010 at +1.44%, and the weakest 20 August 2010 at -0.53%.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $951.70, making this a +31.17% move year on year.
| Date | Close (USD/oz) | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2 August 2010 | $1,183.40 | +$1.700 |
| 3 August 2010 | $1,185.20 | +$1.800 |
| 4 August 2010 | $1,193.70 | +$8.500 |
| 5 August 2010 | $1,197.20 | +$3.500 |
| 6 August 2010 | $1,203.40 | +$6.200 |
| 9 August 2010 | $1,200.70 | −$2.700 |
| 10 August 2010 | $1,196.20 | −$4.500 |
| 11 August 2010 | $1,197.50 | +$1.300 |
| 12 August 2010 | $1,214.80 | +$17.30 |
| 13 August 2010 | $1,214.90 | +$0.100 |
| 16 August 2010 | $1,224.50 | +$9.600 |
| 17 August 2010 | $1,226.60 | +$2.100 |
| 18 August 2010 | $1,229.70 | +$3.100 |
| 19 August 2010 | $1,233.80 | +$4.100 |
| 20 August 2010 | $1,227.20 | −$6.600 |
| 23 August 2010 | $1,226.90 | −$0.300 |
| 24 August 2010 | $1,231.80 | +$4.900 |
| 25 August 2010 | $1,239.50 | +$7.700 |
| 26 August 2010 | $1,235.40 | −$4.100 |
| 27 August 2010 | $1,236.00 | +$0.600 |
| 30 August 2010 | $1,237.10 | +$1.100 |
| 31 August 2010 | $1,248.30 | +$11.20 |
Source: Yahoo Finance (COMEX futures). Figures are indicative reference prices, not trading quotes.
Figures in this section are shown in USD, independent of the currency selected above.
Gold finished August 2010 at $1,248.30 per troy ounce, having risen $66.60 (5.64%) over the month. It has traded between $1,183.40 and $1,248.30 across 22 trading days.
The average gold closing price in August 2010 was $1,217.45 per troy ounce, calculated across all 22 trading days in the month.
Gold reached its highest close of August 2010 at $1,248.30 per troy ounce on 31 August 2010.
The lowest gold close in August 2010 was $1,183.40 per troy ounce on 2 August 2010.
Gold rose during August 2010. It entered the month at $1,181.70 and closed at $1,248.30, a change of 5.64%.
Gold closed higher on 17 sessions and lower on 5 during August 2010. The strongest session was 12 August 2010 (+1.44%) and the weakest 20 August 2010 (-0.53%).
Daily closes in August 2010 varied with a standard deviation of 0.46% per session, and the peak-to-trough spread across the month was 5.5% ($1,183.40 to $1,248.30).
At the August 2010 close of $1,248.30 per troy ounce, gold worked out at about $40.13 per gram and $40,133.78 per kilogram. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio averaged about 66.0 through August 2010 and finished the month near 64.4. A higher ratio means silver is cheap relative to gold.
Gold was around $951.70 per troy ounce twelve months before the end of August 2010. Closing at $1,248.30 makes that a gain of 31.2% year on year.