Copper monthly average prices
LME monthly averages, 2008 to 2026
The highest monthly average is $6.5918 per pound in October 2026. The lowest is $1.3934 in December 2008.
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5.94 | 5.88 | 5.67 | 5.85 | 6.13 | 6.16 | 6.13 | 6.51 | 6.57 | 6.59 | 6.41 | 6.17 | |
| 2025 | 4.07 | 4.23 | 4.41 | 4.17 | 4.32 | 4.46 | 4.44 | 4.38 | 4.51 | 4.85 | 4.90 | 5.35 | 4.51 |
| 2024 | 3.78 | 3.77 | 3.94 | 4.30 | 4.59 | 4.37 | 4.26 | 4.07 | 4.20 | 4.33 | 4.12 | 4.05 | 4.15 |
| 2023 | 4.08 | 4.06 | 4.01 | 4.00 | 3.74 | 3.80 | 3.83 | 3.79 | 3.75 | 3.60 | 3.71 | 3.81 | 3.85 |
| 2022 | 4.43 | 4.51 | 4.64 | 4.62 | 4.25 | 4.10 | 3.42 | 3.61 | 3.51 | 3.46 | 3.64 | 3.80 | 4.00 |
| 2021 | 3.62 | 3.84 | 4.08 | 4.23 | 4.62 | 4.36 | 4.28 | 4.24 | 4.23 | 4.44 | 4.43 | 4.33 | 4.23 |
| 2020 | 2.74 | 2.58 | 2.35 | 2.29 | 2.37 | 2.60 | 2.88 | 2.95 | 3.04 | 3.04 | 3.20 | 3.52 | 2.80 |
| 2019 | 2.69 | 2.85 | 2.93 | 2.92 | 2.73 | 2.66 | 2.69 | 2.59 | 2.61 | 2.60 | 2.66 | 2.75 | 2.72 |
| 2018 | 3.21 | 3.18 | 3.08 | 3.10 | 3.09 | 3.15 | 2.83 | 2.74 | 2.73 | 2.82 | 2.81 | 2.76 | 2.96 |
| 2017 | 2.60 | 2.70 | 2.64 | 2.58 | 2.54 | 2.59 | 2.71 | 2.94 | 2.99 | 3.08 | 3.10 | 3.08 | 2.80 |
| 2016 | 2.02 | 2.08 | 2.24 | 2.20 | 2.14 | 2.10 | 2.20 | 2.16 | 2.14 | 2.15 | 2.47 | 2.57 | 2.21 |
| 2015 | 2.64 | 2.59 | 2.69 | 2.73 | 2.86 | 2.65 | 2.48 | 2.31 | 2.36 | 2.37 | 2.18 | 2.10 | 2.50 |
| 2014 | 3.31 | 3.24 | 3.02 | 3.03 | 3.12 | 3.09 | 3.22 | 3.18 | 3.12 | 3.06 | 3.04 | 2.91 | 3.11 |
| 2013 | 3.65 | 3.66 | 3.48 | 3.27 | 3.28 | 3.18 | 3.13 | 3.26 | 3.25 | 3.26 | 3.21 | 3.27 | 3.32 |
| 2012 | 3.65 | 3.82 | 3.84 | 3.75 | 3.59 | 3.37 | 3.44 | 3.40 | 3.66 | 3.66 | 3.49 | 3.61 | 3.61 |
| 2011 | 4.33 | 4.48 | 4.32 | 4.30 | 4.05 | 4.10 | 4.36 | 4.10 | 3.77 | 3.33 | 3.43 | 3.43 | 4.00 |
| 2010 | 3.35 | 3.11 | 3.39 | 3.51 | 3.10 | 2.95 | 3.06 | 3.30 | 3.50 | 3.76 | 3.84 | 4.15 | 3.42 |
| 2009 | 1.46 | 1.50 | 1.70 | 2.00 | 2.07 | 2.27 | 2.37 | 2.80 | 2.81 | 2.85 | 3.03 | 3.17 | 2.34 |
| 2008 | 3.20 | 3.58 | 3.83 | 3.94 | 3.80 | 3.75 | 3.82 | 3.46 | 3.17 | 2.23 | 1.69 | 1.39 | 3.16 |
US dollars per pound, mean of the daily prices in each month. The current month is month to date and shown in italics. The year column is the mean of the monthly averages.