monthly gold price between 2008 and 2015

The average closing price for gold (XAU) between 2008 and 2015 was $1,268.51. It was up 27.3% in that time.

DATE OPEN HIGH LOW CLOSE
December 2015
$1,064.55
$1,089.09
$1,046.25
$1,061.30
November 2015
$1,141.49
$1,143.01
$1,052.86
$1,064.42
October 2015
$1,115.14
$1,191.04
$1,104.52
$1,142.38
September 2015
$1,135.01
$1,156.70
$1,098.75
$1,115.00
August 2015
$1,095.61
$1,168.80
$1,081.05
$1,134.50
July 2015
$1,172.70
$1,175.30
$1,077.75
$1,095.65
June 2015
$1,191.00
$1,206.00
$1,163.10
$1,172.60
May 2015
$1,184.56
$1,232.70
$1,170.60
$1,190.50
April 2015
$1,183.35
$1,224.50
$1,175.24
$1,184.37
March 2015
$1,213.80
$1,223.60
$1,143.61
$1,183.50
February 2015
$1,281.81
$1,285.59
$1,191.30
$1,213.15
January 2015
$1,183.78
$1,306.70
$1,168.75
$1,283.55
December 2014
$1,167.06
$1,238.55
$1,143.38
$1,183.95
November 2014
$1,173.76
$1,208.01
$1,132.25
$1,167.35
October 2014
$1,209.00
$1,255.60
$1,161.75
$1,174.42
September 2014
$1,287.05
$1,290.36
$1,204.90
$1,209.24
August 2014
$1,282.24
$1,322.86
$1,273.32
$1,287.57
July 2014
$1,327.15
$1,345.65
$1,281.02
$1,282.35
June 2014
$1,250.89
$1,329.41
$1,241.04
$1,327.50
May 2014
$1,291.65
$1,315.95
$1,242.35
$1,251.05
April 2014
$1,283.79
$1,331.20
$1,268.85
$1,291.90
March 2014
$1,326.50
$1,392.37
$1,282.65
$1,284.25
February 2014
$1,245.14
$1,345.40
$1,240.68
$1,326.40
January 2014
$1,210.41
$1,278.48
$1,199.40
$1,243.80
December 2013
$1,251.42
$1,267.74
$1,185.11
$1,205.55
Daily pricing data for gold dates back to 12/27/1979, and may be incomplete.