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This page is a historical record of the silver price in January 2012, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver ranged between $28.65 and $33.75 per troy ounce during January 2012, averaging $30.93 across 20 trading days. It finished the period at $33.23, up 19.22% from $27.88.
The strongest session of January 2012 was 3 January 2012 at +5.95%, and the weakest 6 January 2012 at -2.09%.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $28.17, making this a +17.96% move year on year.
| Date | Close (USD/oz) | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 3 January 2012 | $29.53 | +$1.658 |
| 4 January 2012 | $29.06 | −$0.470 |
| 5 January 2012 | $29.26 | +$0.202 |
| 6 January 2012 | $28.65 | −$0.612 |
| 9 January 2012 | $28.75 | +$0.096 |
| 10 January 2012 | $29.78 | +$1.034 |
| 11 January 2012 | $29.86 | +$0.075 |
| 12 January 2012 | $30.09 | +$0.234 |
| 13 January 2012 | $29.49 | −$0.599 |
| 17 January 2012 | $30.11 | +$0.613 |
| 18 January 2012 | $30.51 | +$0.408 |
| 19 January 2012 | $30.48 | −$0.032 |
| 20 January 2012 | $31.65 | +$1.165 |
| 23 January 2012 | $32.23 | +$0.586 |
| 24 January 2012 | $31.93 | −$0.302 |
| 25 January 2012 | $33.09 | +$1.161 |
| 26 January 2012 | $33.70 | +$0.610 |
| 27 January 2012 | $33.75 | +$0.045 |
| 30 January 2012 | $33.50 | −$0.250 |
| 31 January 2012 | $33.23 | −$0.264 |
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.
Silver finished January 2012 at $33.23 per troy ounce, having risen $5.36 (19.22%) over the month. It has traded between $28.65 and $33.75 across 20 trading days.
The average silver closing price in January 2012 was $30.93 per troy ounce, calculated across all 20 trading days in the month.
Silver reached its highest close of January 2012 at $33.75 per troy ounce on 27 January 2012.
The lowest silver close in January 2012 was $28.65 per troy ounce on 6 January 2012.
Silver rose during January 2012. It entered the month at $27.88 and closed at $33.23, a change of 19.22%.
Silver closed higher on 13 sessions and lower on 7 during January 2012. The strongest session was 3 January 2012 (+5.95%) and the weakest 6 January 2012 (-2.09%).
Daily closes in January 2012 varied with a standard deviation of 2.14% per session, and the peak-to-trough spread across the month was 17.8% ($28.65 to $33.75).
At the January 2012 close of $33.23 per troy ounce, silver worked out at about $1.07 per gram and $1,068.47 per kilogram. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio averaged about 53.8 through January 2012 and finished the month near 52.3. A higher ratio means silver is cheap relative to gold.
Silver was around $28.17 per troy ounce twelve months before the end of January 2012. Closing at $33.23 makes that a gain of 18.0% year on year.