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This page is a historical record of the gold price in August 2021, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold ranged between $1,723.40 and $1,818.10 per troy ounce during August 2021, averaging $1,785.23 across 22 trading days. It finished the period at $1,815.00, up 0.13% from $1,812.60.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
The strongest session of August 2021 was 13 August 2021 at +1.50%, and the weakest 6 August 2021 at -2.50%.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $1,967.60, making this a -7.76% move year on year.
| Date | Close (USD/oz) | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2 August 2021 | $1,818.10 | +$5.500 |
| 3 August 2021 | $1,810.10 | −$8.000 |
| 4 August 2021 | $1,810.50 | +$0.400 |
| 5 August 2021 | $1,805.10 | −$5.400 |
| 6 August 2021 | $1,760.00 | −$45.10 |
| 9 August 2021 | $1,723.40 | −$36.60 |
| 10 August 2021 | $1,728.80 | +$5.400 |
| 11 August 2021 | $1,750.40 | +$21.60 |
| 12 August 2021 | $1,749.00 | −$1.400 |
| 13 August 2021 | $1,775.20 | +$26.20 |
| 16 August 2021 | $1,786.90 | +$11.70 |
| 17 August 2021 | $1,785.00 | −$1.900 |
| 18 August 2021 | $1,781.60 | −$3.400 |
| 19 August 2021 | $1,780.20 | −$1.400 |
| 20 August 2021 | $1,781.00 | +$0.800 |
| 23 August 2021 | $1,803.20 | +$22.20 |
| 24 August 2021 | $1,805.60 | +$2.400 |
| 25 August 2021 | $1,788.20 | −$17.40 |
| 26 August 2021 | $1,792.20 | +$4.000 |
| 27 August 2021 | $1,816.60 | +$24.40 |
| 30 August 2021 | $1,809.00 | −$7.600 |
| 31 August 2021 | $1,815.00 | +$6.000 |
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 2021 at $1,815.00 per troy ounce, having risen $2.40 (0.13%) over the month. It has traded between $1,723.40 and $1,818.10 across 22 trading days.
The average gold closing price in August 2021 was $1,785.23 per troy ounce, calculated across all 22 trading days in the month.
Gold reached its highest close of August 2021 at $1,818.10 per troy ounce on 2 August 2021.
The lowest gold close in August 2021 was $1,723.40 per troy ounce on 9 August 2021.
Gold rose during August 2021. It entered the month at $1,812.60 and closed at $1,815.00, a change of 0.13%.
Gold closed higher on 12 sessions and lower on 10 during August 2021. The strongest session was 13 August 2021 (+1.50%) and the weakest 6 August 2021 (-2.50%).
Daily closes in August 2021 varied with a standard deviation of 0.98% per session, and the peak-to-trough spread across the month was 5.5% ($1,723.40 to $1,818.10).
At the August 2021 close of $1,815.00 per troy ounce, gold worked out at about $58.35 per gram and $58,353.61 per kilogram. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio averaged about 74.6 through August 2021 and finished the month near 75.8. A higher ratio means silver is cheap relative to gold.
Gold was around $1,967.60 per troy ounce twelve months before the end of August 2021. Closing at $1,815.00 makes that a decline of 7.8% year on year.