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Silver in November: Every November Since 1971

Silver has risen in 23 of 55 Novembers since 1971 (42%, against 49% for all months), with an average change of +0.8% and a median of −1.1%. Its best November was 2025 (+17.6%) and its worst 2015 (−9.5%). November ranks 6 of 12 by average change.

Rose in
23 of 55
42% (all months 49%)
Average
+0.8%
median −1.1%
Best
+17.6%
2025
Worst
−9.5%
2015
Last 10 years
3 up
7 down

Silver in every November, 1971–2025

% change in the month
+18%−9.5%1971: +1.9%1972: +3.0%1973: +3.1%1974: −8.3%1975: +1.0%1976: +0.2%1977: −2.3%1978: −5.7%1979: +14.5%1980: −2.4%19801981: −9.4%1982: −3.3%1983: +12.2%1984: −2.0%1985: +0.1%1986: −4.0%1987: +5.4%1988: −3.8%1989: +6.4%1990: −3.2%19901991: −0.6%1992: −0.8%1993: +1.5%1994: −5.1%1995: −2.2%1996: −1.5%1997: +10.7%1998: −2.6%1999: −2.1%2000: −2.3%20002001: −3.3%2002: −1.1%2003: +4.1%2004: +8.4%2005: +5.7%2006: +13.2%2007: −0.6%2008: +9.1%2009: +9.5%2010: +13.2%20102011: −8.4%2012: +6.2%2013: −8.6%2014: −3.7%2015: −9.5%2016: −7.8%2017: −1.6%2018: −0.9%2019: −5.8%2020: −4.6%20202021: −4.9%2022: +12.7%2023: +10.7%2024: −6.0%2025: +17.6%

What happens in December after November

How often December rose after silver ended November higher or lower, compared with all months (49% rose).

After a higher November

Inconclusive
December rose
13 of 23 (57%)
Average December
+5.4%
Median December
+2.9%

After silver ends November higher, December has risen 57% of the time since 1971 (13 of 23), against 49% for all months, with an average change of +5.4% and a median of +2.9%: a difference, but too few cases to rule out chance.

After a lower November

Inconclusive
December rose
17 of 32 (53%)
Average December
+0.4%
Median December
+0.3%

After silver ends November lower, December has risen 53% of the time since 1971 (17 of 32), against 49% for all months, with an average change of +0.4% and a median of +0.3%: no meaningful pattern.

"Momentum" or "rebound" only when the share differs from all months by at least 5 percentage points, with at least 20 cases, and by more than chance would explain (95% confidence); otherwise "inconclusive". With one month a year, most single-month differences are within chance. The same figures for every month together: silver seasonality.

Silver in November, Year by Year

Month-end close and the change in November, with December next to it.

YearClose, end of NovemberNovemberDecember after
2025$56.45+17.6%+24.2%
2024$30.69−6.0%−5.7%
2023$25.29+10.7%−5.7%
2022$21.55+12.7%+10.7%
2021$22.77−4.9%+2.5%
2020$22.53−4.6%+16.9%
2019$16.97−5.8%+5.1%
2018$14.09−0.9%+9.5%
2017$16.40−1.6%+3.2%
2016$16.48−7.8%−3.5%
2015$14.08−9.5%−1.7%
2014$15.56−3.7%+0.3%
2013$20.02−8.6%−3.2%
2012$34.28+6.2%−12.6%
2011$31.35−8.4%−10.1%
2010$27.13+13.2%+12.9%
2009$18.14+9.5%−6.3%
2008$10.12+9.1%+6.6%
2007$14.23−0.6%+3.7%
2006$13.68+13.2%−5.7%
2005$8.21+5.7%+7.6%
2004$7.76+8.4%−12.1%
2003$5.35+4.1%+11.6%
2002$4.43−1.1%+5.4%
2001$4.14−3.3%+9.2%
2000$4.63−2.3%−1.1%
1999$5.18−2.1%+2.9%
1998$4.93−2.6%+1.6%
1997$5.26+10.7%+13.7%
1996$4.73−1.5%+0.8%
1995$5.23−2.2%−1.9%
1994$5.08−5.1%−4.4%
1993$4.47+1.5%+14.5%
1992$3.73−0.8%−1.7%
1991$4.07−0.6%−5.0%
1990$4.09−3.2%+2.6%
1989$5.57+6.4%−6.3%
1988$6.07−3.8%−0.3%
1987$7.25+5.4%−7.6%
1986$5.38−4.0%−1.9%
1985$6.15+0.1%−5.7%
1984$7.05−2.0%−10.8%
1983$9.81+12.2%−9.2%
1982$9.54−3.3%+13.9%
1981$8.27−9.4%−1.4%
1980$18.42−2.4%−15.9%
1979$19.00+14.5%+69.5%
1978$5.91−5.7%+1.9%
1977$4.74−2.3%+0.3%
1976$4.28+0.2%+1.8%
1975$4.23+1.0%−1.1%
1974$4.46−8.3%+0.4%
1973$2.92+3.1%+11.4%
1972$1.85+3.0%+9.7%
1971$1.33+1.9%+2.9%
Month-end closes from the market-history database (London and COMEX silver prices, US dollars per troy ounce). A month's change is its last close against the previous month's last close. Past patterns are not a reliable guide to any single month.

In the calendar in November

Events that fall in the month; they do not explain any single year's move.

Silver by Month

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Silver in November: FAQ

Is November a good month for silver?

Silver has risen in 42% of Novembers since 1971 (23 of 55), against 49% for all months, with an average change of +0.8%. November ranks 6 of 12 months by average change. In the last 10 years it rose 3 times. Seasonal patterns are not a reliable guide to any single year.

What was silver's best November?

2025, when silver rose 17.6%. The worst was 2015 (−9.5%).

What happens to silver in December after a higher November?

After silver ends November higher, December has risen 57% of the time since 1971 (13 of 23), against 49% for all months, with an average change of +5.4% and a median of +2.9%: a difference, but too few cases to rule out chance.

What happens to silver in December after a lower November?

After silver ends November lower, December has risen 53% of the time since 1971 (17 of 32), against 49% for all months, with an average change of +0.4% and a median of +0.3%: no meaningful pattern.

History, not advice: past monthly patterns do not predict any single month. Data to 26 October 2026.

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