Gold price in February 2026: daily prices, high, low and change
Gold closed February 2026 at $5,247.90 an ounce, up 10.60% on the month. The highest close was $5,247.90 on 27 Feb and the lowest $4,652.60 on 2 Feb. Every trading day below, with ranks and context computed from COMEX data.
Gold price chart, February 2026 (daily close and high-low range, US$ per ounce)
Gold line = daily settlement; bars = intraday high to low where available; dashed line = January 2026 close ($4,745.10).
Daily gold prices in February 2026 (19 trading days)
| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Change | % change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2 Feb | $4,816.00 | $4,905.60 | $4,423.20 | $4,652.60 | −$92.50 | −1.95% |
| Tue 3 Feb best day | $4,691.00 | $5,018.10 | $4,690.20 | $4,935.00 | +$282.40 | +6.07% |
| Wed 4 Feb | $4,966.10 | $5,113.90 | $4,867.70 | $4,950.80 | +$15.80 | +0.32% |
| Thu 5 Feb | $4,986.60 | $5,045.00 | $4,779.60 | $4,889.50 | −$61.30 | −1.24% |
| Fri 6 Feb | $4,800.00 | $4,995.60 | $4,670.00 | $4,979.80 | +$90.30 | +1.85% |
| Mon 9 Feb | $5,003.60 | $5,111.10 | $4,988.60 | $5,079.40 | +$99.60 | +2.00% |
| Tue 10 Feb | $5,084.30 | $5,102.70 | $5,011.00 | $5,031.00 | −$48.40 | −0.95% |
| Wed 11 Feb | $5,048.00 | $5,144.50 | $5,036.30 | $5,098.50 | +$67.50 | +1.34% |
| Thu 12 Feb worst day | $5,107.30 | $5,122.80 | $4,900.00 | $4,948.40 | −$150.10 | −2.94% |
| Fri 13 Feb | $4,950.00 | $5,069.10 | $4,907.10 | $5,046.30 | +$97.90 | +1.98% |
| Tue 17 Feb | $5,050.00 | $5,074.40 | $4,854.20 | $4,905.90 | −$140.40 | −2.78% |
| Wed 18 Feb | $4,898.50 | $5,031.90 | $4,868.50 | $5,009.50 | +$103.60 | +2.11% |
| Thu 19 Feb | $4,993.70 | $5,042.80 | $4,971.50 | $4,997.40 | −$12.10 | −0.24% |
| Fri 20 Feb | $5,015.00 | $5,131.00 | $4,999.30 | $5,080.90 | +$83.50 | +1.67% |
| Mon 23 Feb | $5,128.80 | $5,257.30 | $5,120.40 | $5,225.60 | +$144.70 | +2.85% |
| Tue 24 Feb | $5,247.50 | $5,269.40 | $5,109.50 | $5,176.30 | −$49.30 | −0.94% |
| Wed 25 Feb | $5,160.00 | $5,237.30 | $5,135.90 | $5,226.20 | +$49.90 | +0.96% |
| Thu 26 Feb | $5,175.30 | $5,221.90 | $5,144.80 | $5,194.20 | −$32.00 | −0.61% |
| Fri 27 Feb | $5,201.90 | $5,299.00 | $5,182.90 | $5,247.90 | +$53.70 | +1.03% |
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 2026 | Open | High | Low | Close | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Settlements | $4,652.60 | $5,247.90 | $4,652.60 | $5,247.90 | +10.60% |
| Intraday | $4,816.00 | $5,299.00 27 Feb | $4,423.20 2 Feb | $5,247.90 | — |
Settlements: first, highest, lowest and last daily close of the month (the basis used on the 2026 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 2026: summary
Gold jumped 10.60% in February 2026, from $4,745.10 at the end of January 2026 to $5,247.90 an ounce. Gold closed higher on 11 of 19 trading days and lower on 8; the strongest session was 3 February 2026 (+6.07%) and the weakest 12 February 2026 (−2.94%). Settlement prices ranged from $4,652.60 on 2 February 2026 to $5,247.90 on 27 February 2026, a spread of $595.30 (12.5%), wider than the 8.9% average of the previous 12 months.
That was the biggest monthly gain since January 2012. The +6.07% move on 3 February 2026 was the largest one-day gain of 2026 so far, and the largest since 19 March 2009. It was gold's 7th monthly gain in a row.
How February 2026 compares
- Against other Februaries: at +10.60%, February 2026 ranks 1st of 26 Februaries since 2001 (best first), the best since 2001.
- Against every month: it ranks 6th of 313 months since September 2000, better than 98% of them.
- Range: the gap between the highest and lowest close was $595.30, or 12.5% of the opening level, 1.4× the 8.9% average of the previous 12 months.
- Daily moves: the average day moved 1.78% (up or down), against 1.06% over the previous 12 months, so February 2026 was more volatile than usual.
- Streaks: the longest run of higher closes was 2 days and the longest run of lower closes 1 day.
- Bigger picture: at the month-end close gold was +20.89% for 2026 to the end of February and +84.23% over 12 months (against the February 2025 close of $2,848.50).
- Average price: the mean of the 19 daily closes was $5,035.54; the World Bank's monthly average of the London (LBMA) price was $5,020.00.
Across the other 25 completed Februaries since 2001, gold averaged +0.85% and rose in 14 of them (56%). February 2026 beat that average by 9.7 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 2026 in today's dollars
Adjusted for US consumer-price inflation, the $5,247.90 closing price equals about $5,390 in September 2026 dollars (CPI 327.5 in February 2026 against 336.3 in September 2026, FRED series CPIAUCSL), 3% 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 2026
The gold price in 2026 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 2026?
Gold closed February 2026 at $5,247.90 an ounce (COMEX settlement). It opened the month at $4,652.60 and averaged $5,035.54 across 19 trading days; the World Bank’s London average for the month was $5,020.00.
Did gold go up in February 2026?
Yes. Gold was up 10.60% in February 2026, from $4,745.10 at the end of January 2026 to $5,247.90. It closed higher on 11 of 19 days. Among Februaries since 2001 it ranks 1st of 26 (best first).
What was the highest gold price in February 2026?
The highest close was $5,247.90 on 27 February 2026. The highest intraday price in the daily bars was $5,299.00 on 27 February 2026.
What was the lowest gold price in February 2026?
The lowest close was $4,652.60 on 2 February 2026, $595.30 (12.5%) below the month’s highest close. The lowest intraday price was $4,423.20 on 2 February 2026.
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