Gold price in April 2025: daily prices, high, low and change
Gold closed April 2025 at $3,319.10 an ounce, up 6.29% on the month. The highest close was $3,425.30 on 21 Apr and the lowest $2,973.60 on 7 Apr. Every trading day below, with ranks and context computed from COMEX data.
Gold price chart, April 2025 (daily close and high-low range, US$ per ounce)
Gold line = daily settlement; bars = intraday high to low where available; dashed line = March 2025 close ($3,122.80); larger dots = new all-time-high closes.
Daily gold prices in April 2025 (21 trading days)
| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Change | % change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 Apr ATH | $3,157.30 | $3,177.00 | $3,130.50 | $3,146.00 | +$23.20 | +0.74% |
| Wed 2 Apr ATH | $3,147.50 | $3,201.60 | $3,135.70 | $3,166.20 | +$20.20 | +0.64% |
| Thu 3 Apr | $3,196.60 | $3,196.60 | $3,073.50 | $3,121.70 | −$44.50 | −1.41% |
| Fri 4 Apr | $3,138.00 | $3,160.20 | $3,032.70 | $3,035.40 | −$86.30 | −2.76% |
| Mon 7 Apr | $3,055.10 | $3,084.40 | $2,970.40 | $2,973.60 | −$61.80 | −2.04% |
| Tue 8 Apr | $2,997.50 | $3,037.90 | $2,988.60 | $2,990.20 | +$16.60 | +0.56% |
| Wed 9 Apr | $2,998.30 | $3,118.50 | $2,983.30 | $3,079.40 | +$89.20 | +2.98% |
| Thu 10 Apr ATH | $3,099.10 | $3,195.00 | $3,086.10 | $3,177.50 | +$98.10 | +3.19% |
| Fri 11 Apr ATH | $3,194.20 | $3,263.00 | $3,193.40 | $3,244.60 | +$67.10 | +2.11% |
| Mon 14 Apr | $3,246.00 | $3,261.60 | $3,208.70 | $3,226.30 | −$18.30 | −0.56% |
| Tue 15 Apr | $3,226.10 | $3,250.90 | $3,225.50 | $3,240.40 | +$14.10 | +0.44% |
| Wed 16 Apr ATH, best day | $3,248.40 | $3,358.40 | $3,245.20 | $3,346.40 | +$106.00 | +3.27% |
| Thu 17 Apr | $3,357.50 | $3,371.90 | $3,296.40 | $3,328.40 | −$18.00 | −0.54% |
| Mon 21 Apr ATH | $3,347.00 | $3,442.30 | $3,344.00 | $3,425.30 | +$96.90 | +2.91% |
| Tue 22 Apr | $3,435.10 | $3,509.90 | $3,379.10 | $3,419.40 | −$5.90 | −0.17% |
| Wed 23 Apr worst day | $3,367.70 | $3,396.00 | $3,270.80 | $3,294.10 | −$125.30 | −3.66% |
| Thu 24 Apr | $3,301.80 | $3,377.00 | $3,301.30 | $3,348.60 | +$54.50 | +1.65% |
| Fri 25 Apr | $3,362.00 | $3,384.10 | $3,274.80 | $3,298.40 | −$50.20 | −1.50% |
| Mon 28 Apr | $3,336.50 | $3,363.80 | $3,278.00 | $3,347.70 | +$49.30 | +1.49% |
| Tue 29 Apr | $3,354.90 | $3,359.30 | $3,309.20 | $3,333.60 | −$14.10 | −0.42% |
| Wed 30 Apr | $3,324.50 | $3,337.60 | $3,275.60 | $3,319.10 | −$14.50 | −0.43% |
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
| April 2025 | Open | High | Low | Close | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Settlements | $3,146.00 | $3,425.30 | $2,973.60 | $3,319.10 | +6.29% |
| Intraday | $3,157.30 | $3,509.90 22 Apr | $2,970.40 7 Apr | $3,319.10 | — |
Settlements: first, highest, lowest and last daily close of the month (the basis used on the 2025 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 April 2025: summary
Gold soared 6.29% in April 2025, from $3,122.80 at the end of March 2025 to $3,319.10 an ounce. Settlement prices ranged from $2,973.60 on 7 April 2025 to $3,425.30 on 21 April 2025, a spread of $451.70 (14.5%), wider than the 5.9% average of the previous 12 months. Gold closed higher on 11 of 21 trading days and lower on 10; the strongest session was 16 April 2025 (+3.27%) and the weakest 23 April 2025 (−3.66%).
Gold set 6 new all-time-high closes in April 2025, the highest at $3,425.30 on 21 April 2025. It was the month gold first closed above $3,400 (on 21 April 2025). It was gold's 4th monthly gain in a row.
How April 2025 compares
- Against other Aprils: at +6.29%, April 2025 ranks 4th of 26 Aprils since 2001 (best first).
- Against every month: it ranks 47th of 313 months since September 2000, better than 85% of them.
- Range: the gap between the highest and lowest close was $451.70, or 14.5% of the opening level, 2.4× the 5.9% average of the previous 12 months.
- Daily moves: the average day moved 1.59% (up or down), against 0.78% over the previous 12 months, so April 2025 was more volatile than usual.
- Streaks: the longest run of higher closes was 4 days and the longest run of lower closes 3 days.
- Bigger picture: at the month-end close gold was +25.68% for 2025 to the end of April and +44.13% over 12 months (against the April 2024 close of $2,302.90).
- Average price: the mean of the 21 daily closes was $3,231.54; the World Bank's monthly average of the London (LBMA) price was $3,218.00.
Across the other 25 completed Aprils since 2001, gold averaged +1.08% and rose in 15 of them (60%). April 2025 beat that average by 5.2 percentage points. The gold seasonality tool shows the same statistics for every calendar month, and the monthly returns heatmap lays out all Aprils side by side.
April 2025 in today's dollars
Adjusted for US consumer-price inflation, the $3,319.10 closing price equals about $3,485 in September 2026 dollars (CPI 320.3 in April 2025 against 336.3 in September 2026, FRED series CPIAUCSL), 5% 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 2025
The gold price in 2025 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 April 2025?
Gold closed April 2025 at $3,319.10 an ounce (COMEX settlement). It opened the month at $3,146.00 and averaged $3,231.54 across 21 trading days; the World Bank’s London average for the month was $3,218.00.
Did gold go up in April 2025?
Yes. Gold was up 6.29% in April 2025, from $3,122.80 at the end of March 2025 to $3,319.10. It closed higher on 11 of 21 days. Among Aprils since 2001 it ranks 4th of 26 (best first).
What was the highest gold price in April 2025?
The highest close was $3,425.30 on 21 April 2025. The highest intraday price in the daily bars was $3,509.90 on 22 April 2025. It was a new all-time-high close.
What was the lowest gold price in April 2025?
The lowest close was $2,973.60 on 7 April 2025, $451.70 (14.5%) below the month’s highest close. The lowest intraday price was $2,970.40 on 7 April 2025.
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