Gold price in February 2013: daily prices, high, low and change
Gold closed February 2013 at $1,577.70 an ounce, down 4.99% on the month. The highest close was $1,677.70 on 6 Feb and the lowest $1,572.40 on 22 Feb. Every trading day below, with ranks and context computed from COMEX data.
Gold price chart, February 2013 (daily close and high-low range, US$ per ounce)
Gold line = daily settlement; bars = intraday high to low where available; dashed line = January 2013 close ($1,660.60).
Daily gold prices in February 2013 (19 trading days)
| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Change | % change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 Feb | $1,663.90 | $1,681.20 | $1,659.90 | $1,669.40 | +$8.80 | +0.53% |
| Mon 4 Feb | $1,668.00 | $1,676.50 | $1,661.60 | $1,675.30 | +$5.90 | +0.35% |
| Tue 5 Feb | $1,674.20 | $1,683.40 | $1,666.50 | $1,672.40 | −$2.90 | −0.17% |
| Wed 6 Feb | $1,672.20 | $1,678.50 | $1,668.00 | $1,677.70 | +$5.30 | +0.32% |
| Thu 7 Feb | $1,677.00 | $1,682.10 | $1,663.10 | $1,670.40 | −$7.30 | −0.44% |
| Fri 8 Feb | $1,671.50 | $1,672.50 | $1,664.80 | $1,666.00 | −$4.40 | −0.26% |
| Mon 11 Feb | $1,666.50 | $1,668.00 | $1,643.70 | $1,648.20 | −$17.80 | −1.07% |
| Tue 12 Feb | $1,643.80 | $1,650.40 | $1,642.40 | $1,648.70 | +$0.50 | +0.03% |
| Wed 13 Feb | $1,652.20 | $1,652.30 | $1,640.20 | $1,644.20 | −$4.50 | −0.27% |
| Thu 14 Feb | $1,641.10 | $1,646.90 | $1,632.70 | $1,634.70 | −$9.50 | −0.58% |
| Fri 15 Feb | $1,633.20 | $1,633.90 | $1,599.50 | $1,608.80 | −$25.90 | −1.58% |
| Tue 19 Feb | $1,610.00 | $1,617.00 | $1,599.70 | $1,603.60 | −$5.20 | −0.32% |
| Wed 20 Feb worst day | $1,604.70 | $1,606.90 | $1,561.80 | $1,577.60 | −$26.00 | −1.62% |
| Thu 21 Feb | $1,568.50 | $1,581.20 | $1,555.20 | $1,578.20 | +$0.60 | +0.04% |
| Fri 22 Feb | $1,580.00 | $1,585.40 | $1,572.40 | $1,572.40 | −$5.80 | −0.37% |
| Mon 25 Feb | $1,579.40 | $1,596.00 | $1,577.70 | $1,586.20 | +$13.80 | +0.88% |
| Tue 26 Feb best day | $1,593.30 | $1,615.20 | $1,589.00 | $1,615.20 | +$29.00 | +1.83% |
| Wed 27 Feb | $1,612.80 | $1,612.80 | $1,591.80 | $1,595.20 | −$20.00 | −1.24% |
| Thu 28 Feb | $1,596.00 | $1,601.60 | $1,575.10 | $1,577.70 | −$17.50 | −1.10% |
Close = COMEX gold futures settlement in US dollars per troy ounce; change is against the previous trading day's close.
Monthly open, high, low and close
| February 2013 | Open | High | Low | Close | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Settlements | $1,669.40 | $1,677.70 | $1,572.40 | $1,577.70 | −4.99% |
| Intraday | $1,663.90 | $1,683.40 5 Feb | $1,555.20 21 Feb | $1,577.70 | — |
Settlements: first, highest, lowest and last daily close of the month (the basis used on the 2013 page and the monthly returns heatmap). Intraday: the highest and lowest traded prices in the daily bars.
Source: COMEX gold futures (GC=F) daily settlements and intraday bars via Yahoo Finance; US CPI (FRED CPIAUCSL) for the inflation adjustment; World Bank Pink Sheet for the monthly London average. Figures are final settlements; sources may occasionally revise historical data.
Gold in February 2013: summary
Gold declined 4.99% in February 2013, settling the month at $1,577.70 an ounce against $1,660.60 at the end of January 2013. Gold closed higher on 7 of 19 trading days and lower on 12; the strongest session was 26 February 2013 (+1.83%) and the weakest 20 February 2013 (−1.62%). Settlement prices ranged from $1,572.40 on 22 February 2013 to $1,677.70 on 6 February 2013, a spread of $105.30 (6.3%), wider than the 4.8% average of the previous 12 months.
On the monthly change, February 2013 was the 3rd-worst February of the 26 since 2001. It was gold's 5th monthly loss in a row.
How February 2013 compares
- Against other Februaries: at −4.99%, February 2013 ranks 24th of 26 Februaries since 2001 (best first).
- Against every month: it ranks 283rd of 313 months since September 2000, better than 10% of them.
- Range: the gap between the highest and lowest close was $105.30, or 6.3% of the opening level, 1.3× the 4.8% average of the previous 12 months.
- Daily moves: the average day moved 0.68% (up or down), against 0.73% over the previous 12 months, so February 2013 was about as volatile as usual.
- Streaks: the longest run of higher closes was 2 days and the longest run of lower closes 5 days.
- Bigger picture: at the month-end close gold was −5.80% for 2013 to the end of February and −7.73% over 12 months (against the February 2012 close of $1,709.90).
- Average price: the mean of the 19 daily closes was $1,627.47; the World Bank's monthly average of the London (LBMA) price was $1,628.00.
Across the other 25 completed Februaries since 2001, gold averaged +1.48% and rose in 15 of them (60%). February 2013 lagged that average by 6.5 percentage points. The gold seasonality tool shows the same statistics for every calendar month, and the monthly returns heatmap lays out all Februaries side by side.
February 2013 in today's dollars
Adjusted for US consumer-price inflation, the $1,577.70 closing price equals about $2,278 in September 2026 dollars (CPI 232.9 in February 2013 against 336.3 in September 2026, FRED series CPIAUCSL), 44% more than the nominal figure. The gold price history hub restates every year's close on the same basis, and the all-time-high tracker lists every record close in nominal dollars.
Gold price by month in 2013
The gold price in 2013 page has the year's open, high, low and close, and the monthly archive on the gold price history hub explains how these month pages are built.
Frequently asked questions
What was the gold price in February 2013?
Gold closed February 2013 at $1,577.70 an ounce (COMEX settlement). It opened the month at $1,669.40 and averaged $1,627.47 across 19 trading days; the World Bank’s London average for the month was $1,628.00.
Did gold go up in February 2013?
No. Gold was down 4.99% in February 2013, from $1,660.60 at the end of January 2013 to $1,577.70. It closed higher on 7 of 19 days. Among Februaries since 2001 it ranks 24th of 26 (best first).
What was the highest gold price in February 2013?
The highest close was $1,677.70 on 6 February 2013. The highest intraday price in the daily bars was $1,683.40 on 5 February 2013.
What was the lowest gold price in February 2013?
The lowest close was $1,572.40 on 22 February 2013, $105.30 (6.3%) below the month’s highest close. The lowest intraday price was $1,555.20 on 21 February 2013.
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