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This page is a historical record of the gold price in May 2022, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold ranged between $1,807.40 and $1,881.20 per troy ounce during May 2022, averaging $1,845.94 across 21 trading days. It finished the period at $1,842.70, down 3.49% from $1,909.30.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
The strongest session of May 2022 was 19 May 2022 at +1.39%, and the weakest 2 May 2022 at -2.49%.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $1,902.50, making this a -3.14% move year on year.
| Date | Close (USD/oz) | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2 May 2022 | $1,861.80 | −$47.50 |
| 3 May 2022 | $1,868.80 | +$7.000 |
| 4 May 2022 | $1,867.00 | −$1.800 |
| 5 May 2022 | $1,874.00 | +$7.000 |
| 6 May 2022 | $1,881.20 | +$7.200 |
| 9 May 2022 | $1,857.10 | −$24.10 |
| 10 May 2022 | $1,839.90 | −$17.20 |
| 11 May 2022 | $1,852.60 | +$12.70 |
| 12 May 2022 | $1,823.80 | −$28.80 |
| 13 May 2022 | $1,807.40 | −$16.40 |
| 16 May 2022 | $1,813.50 | +$6.100 |
| 17 May 2022 | $1,818.20 | +$4.700 |
| 18 May 2022 | $1,815.90 | −$2.300 |
| 19 May 2022 | $1,841.20 | +$25.30 |
| 20 May 2022 | $1,841.80 | +$0.600 |
| 23 May 2022 | $1,847.80 | +$6.000 |
| 24 May 2022 | $1,865.10 | +$17.30 |
| 25 May 2022 | $1,846.20 | −$18.90 |
| 26 May 2022 | $1,847.40 | +$1.200 |
| 27 May 2022 | $1,851.30 | +$3.900 |
| 31 May 2022 | $1,842.70 | −$8.600 |
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 May 2022 at $1,842.70 per troy ounce, having fallen $66.60 (3.49%) over the month. It has traded between $1,807.40 and $1,881.20 across 21 trading days.
The average gold closing price in May 2022 was $1,845.94 per troy ounce, calculated across all 21 trading days in the month.
Gold reached its highest close of May 2022 at $1,881.20 per troy ounce on 6 May 2022.
The lowest gold close in May 2022 was $1,807.40 per troy ounce on 13 May 2022.
Gold fell during May 2022. It entered the month at $1,909.30 and closed at $1,842.70, a change of -3.49%.
Gold closed higher on 12 sessions and lower on 9 during May 2022. The strongest session was 19 May 2022 (+1.39%) and the weakest 2 May 2022 (-2.49%).
Daily closes in May 2022 varied with a standard deviation of 0.91% per session, and the peak-to-trough spread across the month was 4.1% ($1,807.40 to $1,881.20).
At the May 2022 close of $1,842.70 per troy ounce, gold worked out at about $59.24 per gram and $59,244.18 per kilogram. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio averaged about 84.6 through May 2022 and finished the month near 85.1. A higher ratio means silver is cheap relative to gold.
Gold was around $1,902.50 per troy ounce twelve months before the end of May 2022. Closing at $1,842.70 makes that a decline of 3.1% year on year.