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Silver ranged between $73.07 and $88.89 per troy ounce during May 2026, averaging $78.13 across 20 trading days. It finished the period at $75.62, up 2.83% from $73.53.
The strongest session of May 2026 was 11 May 2026 at +6.33%, and the weakest 15 May 2026 at -9.13%.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $32.89, making this a +129.89% move year on year.
| Date | Close (USD/oz) | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1 May 2026 | $75.62 | +$2.082 |
| 4 May 2026 | $73.07 | −$2.544 |
| 5 May 2026 | $73.11 | +$0.036 |
| 6 May 2026 | $76.81 | +$3.703 |
| 7 May 2026 | $79.70 | +$2.890 |
| 8 May 2026 | $80.39 | +$0.694 |
| 11 May 2026 | $85.49 | +$5.090 |
| 12 May 2026 | $85.13 | −$0.355 |
| 13 May 2026 | $88.89 | +$3.758 |
| 14 May 2026 | $84.91 | −$3.976 |
| 15 May 2026 | $77.16 | −$7.751 |
| 18 May 2026 | $77.07 | −$0.088 |
| 19 May 2026 | $74.83 | −$2.245 |
| 20 May 2026 | $75.85 | +$1.023 |
| 21 May 2026 | $76.41 | +$0.563 |
| 22 May 2026 | $75.89 | −$0.521 |
| 26 May 2026 | $76.31 | +$0.412 |
| 27 May 2026 | $74.60 | −$1.706 |
| 28 May 2026 | $75.64 | +$1.046 |
| 29 May 2026 | $75.62 | −$0.029 |
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 May 2026 at $75.62 per troy ounce, having risen $2.08 (2.83%) over the month. It has traded between $73.07 and $88.89 across 20 trading days.
The average silver closing price in May 2026 was $78.13 per troy ounce, calculated across all 20 trading days in the month.
Silver reached its highest close of May 2026 at $88.89 per troy ounce on 13 May 2026.
The lowest silver close in May 2026 was $73.07 per troy ounce on 4 May 2026.
Silver rose during May 2026. It entered the month at $73.53 and closed at $75.62, a change of 2.83%.
Silver closed higher on 11 sessions and lower on 9 during May 2026. The strongest session was 11 May 2026 (+6.33%) and the weakest 15 May 2026 (-9.13%).
Daily closes in May 2026 varied with a standard deviation of 3.56% per session, and the peak-to-trough spread across the month was 21.6% ($73.07 to $88.89).
At the May 2026 close of $75.62 per troy ounce, silver worked out at about $2.43 per gram and $2,431.11 per kilogram. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio averaged about 58.8 through May 2026 and finished the month near 60.3. A higher ratio means silver is cheap relative to gold.
Silver was around $32.89 per troy ounce twelve months before the end of May 2026. Closing at $75.62 makes that a gain of 129.9% year on year.