GBP/USD Historical Monthly & Quarterly Returns
Close-to-close returns by month and quarter. Compare performance across years.
Calculated from 56 years of price history (1971–2026).
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | +1.7% | 1.5% | 1.9% | +2.9% | 0.5% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2025 | 1.0% | +1.5% | +2.7% | +3.2% | +0.9% | +2.1% | 3.8% | +2.4% | 0.6% | 2.2% | +0.7% | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 0.3% | 0.5% | 0.1% | 1.0% | +2.0% | 0.8% | +1.7% | +2.1% | +1.9% | 3.6% | 1.3% | 1.7% |
| 2023 | +1.9% | 2.4% | +2.6% | +1.9% | 1.0% | +2.1% | +1.1% | 1.3% | 3.7% | 0.4% | +3.9% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.7% | 0.2% | 2.1% | 4.3% | +0.3% | 3.4% | 0.0% | 4.5% | 4.0% | +2.7% | +5.2% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | +0.2% | +1.7% | 1.1% | +0.3% | +2.8% | 2.7% | +0.6% | 1.1% | 2.1% | +1.6% | 2.8% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | 2.9% | 3.2% | +1.5% | 1.9% | +0.4% | +5.5% | +2.2% | 3.4% | +0.3% | +2.9% | +2.5% |
| 2019 | +2.9% | +1.2% | 1.7% | 0.0% | 3.1% | +0.5% | 4.3% | +0.0% | +1.0% | +5.3% | 0.1% | +2.5% |
| 2018 | +5.1% | 3.0% | +1.9% | 1.9% | 3.4% | 0.7% | 0.6% | 1.3% | +0.6% | 2.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| 2017 | +2.0% | 1.5% | +1.3% | +3.2% | 0.4% | +1.1% | +1.4% | 2.1% | +3.6% | 0.8% | +1.8% | 0.2% |
| 2016 | 3.3% | 2.3% | +3.2% | +1.7% | 0.9% | 8.1% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 1.2% | 5.6% | +2.2% | 1.4% |
| 2015 | 3.4% | +2.5% | 4.0% | +3.6% | 0.4% | +2.8% | 0.6% | 1.8% | 1.4% | +1.9% | 2.4% | 2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.8% | +1.8% | 0.5% | +1.3% | 0.7% | +2.1% | 1.3% | 1.7% | 2.3% | 1.3% | 2.1% | 0.5% |
| 2013 | 2.5% | 4.4% | +0.2% | +2.2% | 2.2% | +0.1% | 0.0% | +1.9% | +4.4% | 0.9% | +2.0% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | +1.4% | +0.9% | +0.7% | +1.4% | 5.1% | +1.9% | 0.1% | +1.2% | +1.9% | 0.2% | 0.7% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | +2.7% | +1.5% | 1.4% | +4.2% | 1.5% | 2.4% | +2.3% | 1.1% | 4.0% | +3.2% | 2.4% | 1.0% |
| 2010 | 1.1% | 4.6% | 0.4% | +0.8% | 5.0% | +2.8% | +5.0% | 2.2% | +2.4% | +1.9% | 2.9% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.4% | 1.2% | +0.0% | +3.3% | +9.3% | +1.8% | +1.5% | 2.5% | 1.9% | +2.7% | +0.2% | 1.7% |
| 2008 | +0.2% | 0.0% | 0.2% | +0.2% | 0.3% | +0.6% | 0.4% | 8.1% | 2.3% | 9.6% | 4.3% | 5.6% |
| 2007 | +0.4% | 0.1% | +0.2% | +1.6% | 1.0% | +1.4% | +1.1% | 0.7% | +1.5% | +1.6% | 1.1% | 3.5% |
| 2006 | +3.4% | 1.5% | 0.9% | +5.0% | +2.5% | 1.1% | +1.0% | +2.0% | 1.7% | +1.9% | +3.1% | 0.4% |
| 2005 | 1.7% | +2.0% | 1.6% | +0.9% | 4.7% | 1.4% | 1.9% | +2.7% | 2.2% | +0.3% | 2.3% | 0.5% |
| 2004 | +2.3% | +2.3% | 1.1% | 3.7% | +3.1% | 0.6% | +0.0% | 1.0% | +0.5% | +1.4% | +3.9% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | +2.3% | 4.4% | +0.5% | +1.0% | +2.3% | +1.2% | 2.7% | 2.2% | +5.4% | +2.0% | +1.6% | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 3.0% | +0.4% | +0.6% | +2.3% | 0.1% | +5.3% | +2.0% | 0.9% | +1.2% | 0.3% | 0.5% | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 1.9% | 1.3% | 2.1% | +1.3% | 1.0% | 0.1% | +0.6% | +2.0% | +1.3% | 1.2% | 2.1% | +2.1% |
| 2000 | +0.1% | 2.3% | +0.7% | 2.3% | 3.4% | +1.0% | 1.1% | 3.5% | +2.0% | 1.9% | 1.6% | +4.8% |
| 1999 | 1.0% | 3.0% | +0.9% | 0.1% | 0.5% | 1.5% | +2.7% | 1.0% | +2.7% | 0.2% | 2.8% | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 1.1% | +0.7% | +1.7% | 0.0% | 2.3% | +2.1% | 1.9% | +2.9% | +1.1% | 1.4% | 1.7% | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 6.7% | +1.8% | +0.6% | 0.8% | +1.1% | +1.4% | 1.5% | 1.7% | +0.3% | +3.7% | +0.6% | 2.2% |
| 1996 | 2.4% | +1.1% | 0.4% | 1.3% | +3.1% | 0.1% | +0.4% | +0.2% | +0.3% | +3.9% | +3.5% | +1.8% |
| 1995 | +0.9% | +0.2% | +2.6% | 1.0% | 1.4% | +0.4% | +0.3% | 3.0% | +2.1% | 0.2% | 2.9% | +1.2% |
| 1994 | +1.9% | 1.3% | 0.3% | +2.3% | 0.3% | +2.1% | +0.4% | 1.0% | +3.0% | +3.6% | 4.3% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 1.6% | 4.0% | +6.1% | +3.9% | 0.7% | 4.5% | 0.7% | +0.7% | +0.3% | 0.8% | +0.1% | 0.4% |
| 1992 | 4.3% | 1.6% | 1.3% | +2.4% | +2.8% | +4.1% | +1.3% | +3.3% | 10.3% | 12.8% | 2.6% | 0.4% |
| 1991 | +1.9% | 2.8% | 9.0% | 0.4% | 1.8% | 4.9% | +4.1% | 0.4% | +4.1% | 0.3% | +1.5% | +5.7% |
| 1990 | +4.1% | +0.1% | 2.1% | 0.3% | +2.2% | +4.0% | +6.8% | +2.7% | 1.8% | +3.5% | +0.0% | 0.7% |
| 1989 | 3.3% | 0.5% | 3.2% | +0.0% | 6.8% | 1.2% | +7.3% | 5.7% | +3.2% | 2.5% | 0.5% | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 6.4% | +0.5% | +6.2% | 0.4% | 2.2% | 6.8% | 0.1% | 1.4% | +0.5% | +4.5% | +4.8% | 2.2% |
| 1987 | +1.7% | +2.4% | +3.7% | +3.5% | 1.9% | 1.0% | 1.4% | +2.4% | 0.2% | +6.0% | +6.1% | +3.3% |
| 1986 | 2.0% | +2.3% | +1.8% | +4.6% | 4.1% | +4.8% | 3.2% | 0.2% | 3.2% | 2.6% | +2.0% | +3.7% |
| 1985 | 2.4% | 4.6% | +14.6% | +0.4% | +3.6% | +1.8% | +7.8% | 1.4% | +1.3% | +2.3% | +3.4% | 3.4% |
| 1984 | 3.5% | +6.4% | 3.6% | 2.7% | 0.9% | 2.0% | 3.7% | +0.0% | 5.6% | 1.3% | 1.8% | 3.3% |
| 1983 | 6.0% | 0.6% | 1.9% | +5.0% | +2.8% | 4.2% | 0.9% | 1.7% | +0.2% | 0.2% | 2.2% | 0.8% |
| 1982 | 1.9% | 3.1% | 2.1% | +0.8% | 0.2% | 3.1% | +0.1% | 1.0% | 1.5% | 1.0% | 2.7% | 0.9% |
| 1981 | 1.0% | 6.8% | +1.3% | 4.2% | 3.2% | 6.8% | 4.7% | +0.3% | 2.3% | +3.3% | +5.0% | 2.0% |
| 1980 | +2.2% | +0.3% | 5.0% | +4.6% | +3.7% | +0.6% | 0.6% | +2.3% | 0.4% | +2.1% | 3.2% | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 2.5% | +1.7% | +1.9% | +0.3% | +0.1% | +5.4% | +3.0% | +0.2% | 2.2% | 5.8% | +6.0% | +0.9% |
| 1978 | +1.6% | 0.3% | 4.1% | 2.1% | +0.6% | +1.5% | +3.8% | +0.6% | +1.6% | +5.1% | 6.4% | +5.0% |
| 1977 | +0.8% | 0.1% | +0.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% | +0.0% | +1.0% | +0.4% | +0.3% | +5.3% | 1.2% | +5.5% |
| 1976 | +0.3% | 0.2% | 5.4% | 4.0% | 4.4% | +1.4% | +0.0% | 0.4% | 6.6% | 4.3% | +4.0% | +3.0% |
| 1975 | +1.5% | +2.0% | 1.0% | 2.3% | 1.5% | 5.3% | 1.8% | 2.0% | 3.2% | +1.7% | 2.8% | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 1.6% | +0.7% | +4.0% | +1.3% | 1.2% | 0.2% | 0.1% | 3.0% | +0.7% | +0.1% | 0.4% | +0.9% |
| 1973 | +1.4% | +4.5% | 0.6% | +0.5% | +3.1% | +0.6% | 3.2% | 1.6% | 1.8% | +1.0% | 3.9% | 0.9% |
| 1972 | +1.6% | +0.5% | +0.4% | 0.2% | +0.1% | 6.6% | +0.4% | 0.1% | 1.2% | 3.3% | +0.5% | 0.2% |
| 1971 | +1.0% | 0.1% | +0.0% | +0.1% | 0.1% | +0.1% | 0.0% | +1.5% | +1.3% | +0.3% | +0.1% | +2.3% |
| Avg | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.0% | +0.7% | 0.4% | 0.2% | +0.4% | 0.5% | 0.4% | +0.1% | 0.0% | +0.6% |
| Median | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.1% | +0.7% | 0.5% | +0.4% | +0.0% | 0.7% | +0.3% | +0.1% | 0.4% | +0.3% |
| Win % | 48% | 45% | 48% | 61% | 34% | 56% | 49% | 40% | 53% | 51% | 44% | 56% |
2026
Jan+1.7%
Feb1.5%
Mar1.9%
Apr+2.9%
May0.5%
Jun—
Jul—
Aug—
Sep—
Oct—
Nov—
Dec—
2025
Jan1.0%
Feb+1.5%
Mar+2.7%
Apr+3.2%
May+0.9%
Jun+2.1%
Jul3.8%
Aug+2.4%
Sep0.6%
Oct2.2%
Nov+0.7%
Dec+1.6%
2024
Jan0.3%
Feb0.5%
Mar0.1%
Apr1.0%
May+2.0%
Jun0.8%
Jul+1.7%
Aug+2.1%
Sep+1.9%
Oct3.6%
Nov1.3%
Dec1.7%
2023
Jan+1.9%
Feb2.4%
Mar+2.6%
Apr+1.9%
May1.0%
Jun+2.1%
Jul+1.1%
Aug1.3%
Sep3.7%
Oct0.4%
Nov+3.9%
Dec+0.8%
2022
Jan0.7%
Feb0.2%
Mar2.1%
Apr4.3%
May+0.3%
Jun3.4%
Jul0.0%
Aug4.5%
Sep4.0%
Oct+2.7%
Nov+5.2%
Dec+0.3%
2021
Jan+0.2%
Feb+1.7%
Mar1.1%
Apr+0.3%
May+2.8%
Jun2.7%
Jul+0.6%
Aug1.1%
Sep2.1%
Oct+1.6%
Nov2.8%
Dec+1.8%
2020
Jan0.4%
Feb2.9%
Mar3.2%
Apr+1.5%
May1.9%
Jun+0.4%
Jul+5.5%
Aug+2.2%
Sep3.4%
Oct+0.3%
Nov+2.9%
Dec+2.5%
2019
Jan+2.9%
Feb+1.2%
Mar1.7%
Apr0.0%
May3.1%
Jun+0.5%
Jul4.3%
Aug+0.0%
Sep+1.0%
Oct+5.3%
Nov0.1%
Dec+2.5%
2018
Jan+5.1%
Feb3.0%
Mar+1.9%
Apr1.9%
May3.4%
Jun0.7%
Jul0.6%
Aug1.3%
Sep+0.6%
Oct2.0%
Nov0.1%
Dec0.1%
2017
Jan+2.0%
Feb1.5%
Mar+1.3%
Apr+3.2%
May0.4%
Jun+1.1%
Jul+1.4%
Aug2.1%
Sep+3.6%
Oct0.8%
Nov+1.8%
Dec0.2%
2016
Jan3.3%
Feb2.3%
Mar+3.2%
Apr+1.7%
May0.9%
Jun8.1%
Jul0.6%
Aug0.7%
Sep1.2%
Oct5.6%
Nov+2.2%
Dec1.4%
2015
Jan3.4%
Feb+2.5%
Mar4.0%
Apr+3.6%
May0.4%
Jun+2.8%
Jul0.6%
Aug1.8%
Sep1.4%
Oct+1.9%
Nov2.4%
Dec2.1%
2014
Jan0.8%
Feb+1.8%
Mar0.5%
Apr+1.3%
May0.7%
Jun+2.1%
Jul1.3%
Aug1.7%
Sep2.3%
Oct1.3%
Nov2.1%
Dec0.5%
2013
Jan2.5%
Feb4.4%
Mar+0.2%
Apr+2.2%
May2.2%
Jun+0.1%
Jul0.0%
Aug+1.9%
Sep+4.4%
Oct0.9%
Nov+2.0%
Dec+1.3%
2012
Jan+1.4%
Feb+0.9%
Mar+0.7%
Apr+1.4%
May5.1%
Jun+1.9%
Jul0.1%
Aug+1.2%
Sep+1.9%
Oct0.2%
Nov0.7%
Dec+1.6%
2011
Jan+2.7%
Feb+1.5%
Mar1.4%
Apr+4.2%
May1.5%
Jun2.4%
Jul+2.3%
Aug1.1%
Sep4.0%
Oct+3.2%
Nov2.4%
Dec1.0%
2010
Jan1.1%
Feb4.6%
Mar0.4%
Apr+0.8%
May5.0%
Jun+2.8%
Jul+5.0%
Aug2.2%
Sep+2.4%
Oct+1.9%
Nov2.9%
Dec+0.2%
2009
Jan0.4%
Feb1.2%
Mar+0.0%
Apr+3.3%
May+9.3%
Jun+1.8%
Jul+1.5%
Aug2.5%
Sep1.9%
Oct+2.7%
Nov+0.2%
Dec1.7%
2008
Jan+0.2%
Feb0.0%
Mar0.2%
Apr+0.2%
May0.3%
Jun+0.6%
Jul0.4%
Aug8.1%
Sep2.3%
Oct9.6%
Nov4.3%
Dec5.6%
2007
Jan+0.4%
Feb0.1%
Mar+0.2%
Apr+1.6%
May1.0%
Jun+1.4%
Jul+1.1%
Aug0.7%
Sep+1.5%
Oct+1.6%
Nov1.1%
Dec3.5%
2006
Jan+3.4%
Feb1.5%
Mar0.9%
Apr+5.0%
May+2.5%
Jun1.1%
Jul+1.0%
Aug+2.0%
Sep1.7%
Oct+1.9%
Nov+3.1%
Dec0.4%
2005
Jan1.7%
Feb+2.0%
Mar1.6%
Apr+0.9%
May4.7%
Jun1.4%
Jul1.9%
Aug+2.7%
Sep2.2%
Oct+0.3%
Nov2.3%
Dec0.5%
2004
Jan+2.3%
Feb+2.3%
Mar1.1%
Apr3.7%
May+3.1%
Jun0.6%
Jul+0.0%
Aug1.0%
Sep+0.5%
Oct+1.4%
Nov+3.9%
Dec+0.3%
2003
Jan+2.3%
Feb4.4%
Mar+0.5%
Apr+1.0%
May+2.3%
Jun+1.2%
Jul2.7%
Aug2.2%
Sep+5.4%
Oct+2.0%
Nov+1.6%
Dec+3.6%
2002
Jan3.0%
Feb+0.4%
Mar+0.6%
Apr+2.3%
May0.1%
Jun+5.3%
Jul+2.0%
Aug0.9%
Sep+1.2%
Oct0.3%
Nov0.5%
Dec+3.4%
2001
Jan1.9%
Feb1.3%
Mar2.1%
Apr+1.3%
May1.0%
Jun0.1%
Jul+0.6%
Aug+2.0%
Sep+1.3%
Oct1.2%
Nov2.1%
Dec+2.1%
2000
Jan+0.1%
Feb2.3%
Mar+0.7%
Apr2.3%
May3.4%
Jun+1.0%
Jul1.1%
Aug3.5%
Sep+2.0%
Oct1.9%
Nov1.6%
Dec+4.8%
1999
Jan1.0%
Feb3.0%
Mar+0.9%
Apr0.1%
May0.5%
Jun1.5%
Jul+2.7%
Aug1.0%
Sep+2.7%
Oct0.2%
Nov2.8%
Dec+1.0%
1998
Jan1.1%
Feb+0.7%
Mar+1.7%
Apr0.0%
May2.3%
Jun+2.1%
Jul1.9%
Aug+2.9%
Sep+1.1%
Oct1.4%
Nov1.7%
Dec+0.9%
1997
Jan6.7%
Feb+1.8%
Mar+0.6%
Apr0.8%
May+1.1%
Jun+1.4%
Jul1.5%
Aug1.7%
Sep+0.3%
Oct+3.7%
Nov+0.6%
Dec2.2%
1996
Jan2.4%
Feb+1.1%
Mar0.4%
Apr1.3%
May+3.1%
Jun0.1%
Jul+0.4%
Aug+0.2%
Sep+0.3%
Oct+3.9%
Nov+3.5%
Dec+1.8%
1995
Jan+0.9%
Feb+0.2%
Mar+2.6%
Apr1.0%
May1.4%
Jun+0.4%
Jul+0.3%
Aug3.0%
Sep+2.1%
Oct0.2%
Nov2.9%
Dec+1.2%
1994
Jan+1.9%
Feb1.3%
Mar0.3%
Apr+2.3%
May0.3%
Jun+2.1%
Jul+0.4%
Aug1.0%
Sep+3.0%
Oct+3.6%
Nov4.3%
Dec+0.1%
1993
Jan1.6%
Feb4.0%
Mar+6.1%
Apr+3.9%
May0.7%
Jun4.5%
Jul0.7%
Aug+0.7%
Sep+0.3%
Oct0.8%
Nov+0.1%
Dec0.4%
1992
Jan4.3%
Feb1.6%
Mar1.3%
Apr+2.4%
May+2.8%
Jun+4.1%
Jul+1.3%
Aug+3.3%
Sep10.3%
Oct12.8%
Nov2.6%
Dec0.4%
1991
Jan+1.9%
Feb2.8%
Mar9.0%
Apr0.4%
May1.8%
Jun4.9%
Jul+4.1%
Aug0.4%
Sep+4.1%
Oct0.3%
Nov+1.5%
Dec+5.7%
1990
Jan+4.1%
Feb+0.1%
Mar2.1%
Apr0.3%
May+2.2%
Jun+4.0%
Jul+6.8%
Aug+2.7%
Sep1.8%
Oct+3.5%
Nov+0.0%
Dec0.7%
1989
Jan3.3%
Feb0.5%
Mar3.2%
Apr+0.0%
May6.8%
Jun1.2%
Jul+7.3%
Aug5.7%
Sep+3.2%
Oct2.5%
Nov0.5%
Dec+2.8%
1988
Jan6.4%
Feb+0.5%
Mar+6.2%
Apr0.4%
May2.2%
Jun6.8%
Jul0.1%
Aug1.4%
Sep+0.5%
Oct+4.5%
Nov+4.8%
Dec2.2%
1987
Jan+1.7%
Feb+2.4%
Mar+3.7%
Apr+3.5%
May1.9%
Jun1.0%
Jul1.4%
Aug+2.4%
Sep0.2%
Oct+6.0%
Nov+6.1%
Dec+3.3%
1986
Jan2.0%
Feb+2.3%
Mar+1.8%
Apr+4.6%
May4.1%
Jun+4.8%
Jul3.2%
Aug0.2%
Sep3.2%
Oct2.6%
Nov+2.0%
Dec+3.7%
1985
Jan2.4%
Feb4.6%
Mar+14.6%
Apr+0.4%
May+3.6%
Jun+1.8%
Jul+7.8%
Aug1.4%
Sep+1.3%
Oct+2.3%
Nov+3.4%
Dec3.4%
1984
Jan3.5%
Feb+6.4%
Mar3.6%
Apr2.7%
May0.9%
Jun2.0%
Jul3.7%
Aug+0.0%
Sep5.6%
Oct1.3%
Nov1.8%
Dec3.3%
1983
Jan6.0%
Feb0.6%
Mar1.9%
Apr+5.0%
May+2.8%
Jun4.2%
Jul0.9%
Aug1.7%
Sep+0.2%
Oct0.2%
Nov2.2%
Dec0.8%
1982
Jan1.9%
Feb3.1%
Mar2.1%
Apr+0.8%
May0.2%
Jun3.1%
Jul+0.1%
Aug1.0%
Sep1.5%
Oct1.0%
Nov2.7%
Dec0.9%
1981
Jan1.0%
Feb6.8%
Mar+1.3%
Apr4.2%
May3.2%
Jun6.8%
Jul4.7%
Aug+0.3%
Sep2.3%
Oct+3.3%
Nov+5.0%
Dec2.0%
1980
Jan+2.2%
Feb+0.3%
Mar5.0%
Apr+4.6%
May+3.7%
Jun+0.6%
Jul0.6%
Aug+2.3%
Sep0.4%
Oct+2.1%
Nov3.2%
Dec+1.3%
1979
Jan2.5%
Feb+1.7%
Mar+1.9%
Apr+0.3%
May+0.1%
Jun+5.4%
Jul+3.0%
Aug+0.2%
Sep2.2%
Oct5.8%
Nov+6.0%
Dec+0.9%
1978
Jan+1.6%
Feb0.3%
Mar4.1%
Apr2.1%
May+0.6%
Jun+1.5%
Jul+3.8%
Aug+0.6%
Sep+1.6%
Oct+5.1%
Nov6.4%
Dec+5.0%
1977
Jan+0.8%
Feb0.1%
Mar+0.4%
Apr0.0%
May0.0%
Jun+0.0%
Jul+1.0%
Aug+0.4%
Sep+0.3%
Oct+5.3%
Nov1.2%
Dec+5.5%
1976
Jan+0.3%
Feb0.2%
Mar5.4%
Apr4.0%
May4.4%
Jun+1.4%
Jul+0.0%
Aug0.4%
Sep6.6%
Oct4.3%
Nov+4.0%
Dec+3.0%
1975
Jan+1.5%
Feb+2.0%
Mar1.0%
Apr2.3%
May1.5%
Jun5.3%
Jul1.8%
Aug2.0%
Sep3.2%
Oct+1.7%
Nov2.8%
Dec+0.2%
1974
Jan1.6%
Feb+0.7%
Mar+4.0%
Apr+1.3%
May1.2%
Jun0.2%
Jul0.1%
Aug3.0%
Sep+0.7%
Oct+0.1%
Nov0.4%
Dec+0.9%
1973
Jan+1.4%
Feb+4.5%
Mar0.6%
Apr+0.5%
May+3.1%
Jun+0.6%
Jul3.2%
Aug1.6%
Sep1.8%
Oct+1.0%
Nov3.9%
Dec0.9%
1972
Jan+1.6%
Feb+0.5%
Mar+0.4%
Apr0.2%
May+0.1%
Jun6.6%
Jul+0.4%
Aug0.1%
Sep1.2%
Oct3.3%
Nov+0.5%
Dec0.2%
1971
Jan+1.0%
Feb0.1%
Mar+0.0%
Apr+0.1%
May0.1%
Jun+0.1%
Jul0.0%
Aug+1.5%
Sep+1.3%
Oct+0.3%
Nov+0.1%
Dec+2.3%
Avg
Jan0.4%
Feb0.4%
Mar0.0%
Apr+0.7%
May0.4%
Jun0.2%
Jul+0.4%
Aug0.5%
Sep0.4%
Oct+0.1%
Nov0.0%
Dec+0.6%
Median
Jan0.3%
Feb0.1%
Mar0.1%
Apr+0.7%
May0.5%
Jun+0.4%
Jul+0.0%
Aug0.7%
Sep+0.3%
Oct+0.1%
Nov0.4%
Dec+0.3%
Win %
Jan48%
Feb45%
Mar48%
Apr61%
May34%
Jun56%
Jul49%
Aug40%
Sep53%
Oct51%
Nov44%
Dec56%
Frequently asked questions
What is the best performing month for GBP/USD (GBPUSD) forex pair?
Historically, April is the best performing month for GBP/USD (GBPUSD) forex pair with an average return of +0.72%.
What is the worst performing month for GBP/USD (GBPUSD) forex pair?
Historically, August is the worst performing month for GBP/USD (GBPUSD) forex pair with an average return of 0.52%.
What is the best performing quarter for GBP/USD (GBPUSD) forex pair?
Historically, Q4 is the best performing quarter for GBP/USD (GBPUSD) forex pair with an average return of +0.68%.
What is the worst performing quarter for GBP/USD (GBPUSD) forex pair?
Historically, Q1 is the worst performing quarter for GBP/USD (GBPUSD) forex pair with an average return of 0.82%.
What is the best performing year for GBP/USD (GBPUSD) forex pair?
Historically, 1987 is the best performing year for GBP/USD (GBPUSD) forex pair with a return of +26.94%.
What is the worst performing year for GBP/USD (GBPUSD) forex pair?
Historically, 2008 is the worst performing year for GBP/USD (GBPUSD) forex pair with a return of 26.69%.
Which month has the highest win rate for GBP/USD (GBPUSD) forex pair?
Historically, April has the highest win rate for GBP/USD (GBPUSD) forex pair — positive in 61% of years.
Which month has the lowest win rate for GBP/USD (GBPUSD) forex pair?
Historically, May has the lowest win rate for GBP/USD (GBPUSD) forex pair — positive in 34% of years.
Which quarter has the highest win rate for GBP/USD (GBPUSD) forex pair?
Historically, Q4 has the highest win rate for GBP/USD (GBPUSD) forex pair — positive in 56% of years.
Which quarter has the lowest win rate for GBP/USD (GBPUSD) forex pair?
Historically, Q3 has the lowest win rate for GBP/USD (GBPUSD) forex pair — positive in 47% of years.
Data & methodology
How are returns calculated?
We compare the closing price at the end of each period (month or quarter) with the closing price at the end of the previous period. The return is the percentage change. Based on historical closing prices from our data provider.
What is average vs median?
Average is the arithmetic mean of returns for each period across years. Median is the middle value. Both exclude empty cells. Use median to reduce impact of outliers.
What does the heatmap show?
Green cells indicate positive returns, red cells indicate negative returns. The darker the color, the stronger the move.
What is Win %?
Percentage of years when the period had a positive return.