Monero (XMR)
Rank #13 · Layer 1 · launched 2014-04-18 · data since 2014-05-21 · last close 2026-10-26
Monero (XMR) monthly returns (%)
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7.1 | -27.4 | -1.0 | 13.8 | -3.2 | -17.6 | 18.3 | 43.8 | 5.8 | 9.9 | · | · |
| 2025 | 23.4 | -9.0 | -1.1 | 29.6 | 16.4 | 0.3 | -5.8 | -14.2 | 12.4 | 13.4 | 30.4 | -0.8 |
| 2024 | -0.7 | -16.3 | -6.5 | -7.0 | 24.3 | 13.2 | -6.1 | 7.1 | -8.6 | 0.8 | 4.3 | 19.1 |
| 2023 | 20.6 | -15.4 | 4.9 | -0.8 | -6.6 | 15.2 | -4.2 | -11.3 | 2.5 | 17.6 | -1.5 | -2.8 |
| 2022 | -35.6 | 15.5 | 25.0 | 0.9 | -7.5 | -43.2 | 37.3 | -3.8 | -1.1 | 1.3 | -4.7 | 3.6 |
| 2021 | -11.8 | 57.9 | 12.9 | 71.4 | -35.3 | -18.6 | 8.1 | 19.2 | -12.4 | 9.1 | -13.0 | -3.9 |
| 2020 | 61.8 | -7.8 | -28.1 | 30.8 | 4.1 | -2.4 | 32.9 | 10.5 | 15.9 | 16.8 | 2.7 | 20.7 |
| 2019 | -5.5 | 12.5 | 13.8 | 11.1 | 50.1 | -5.9 | -8.1 | -16.3 | -15.9 | 4.4 | -7.6 | -18.6 |
| 2018 | -21.8 | 4.7 | -37.1 | 35.0 | -35.9 | -15.8 | -6.6 | -4.6 | -0.3 | -10.7 | -44.3 | -20.0 |
| 2017 | -6.2 | -11.6 | 79.2 | 17.3 | 62.1 | 14.3 | -13.1 | 255.0 | -31.1 | -7.7 | 105.1 | 93.8 |
| 2016 | 6.0 | 77.3 | 55.8 | -33.8 | 5.5 | 60.6 | 19.3 | 303.1 | 12.4 | -33.3 | 40.0 | 76.7 |
| 2015 | -39.7 | 37.9 | 129.5 | -47.4 | -1.8 | 2.2 | 14.5 | -17.6 | -16.6 | 11.9 | -13.7 | 26.3 |
| 2014 | · | · | · | · | -32.5 | 51.1 | -5.7 | -8.8 | -48.9 | -48.1 | -5.8 | -15.8 |
| Avg | -0.2 | 9.9 | 20.6 | 10.1 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 6.2 | 43.2 | -6.6 | -2.0 | 7.7 | 14.9 |
| Median | -3.1 | -1.5 | 8.9 | 12.4 | -1.8 | 0.3 | -4.2 | -3.8 | -1.1 | 2.8 | -3.1 | 1.4 |
October so far: +9.9% against an average of -2.0% and a median of +2.8% across 12 completed Octobers, 8 of them positive.
Values in %. Current and first-listed months are partial (greyed) and are left out of the Avg and Median rows.
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XMR seasonality — average by calendar month
Monero has monthly history back to 2014. August carries the highest average at +43.2%, but the median August is -3.8% and only 6 of 13 have finished green: +303% in 2016 and +255% in 2017 carry the whole figure. The steadier month is April — positive in 8 of 12 years, median +12.4%, and higher in 7 of the last 9. July is the soft spot, down in 7 of 13 with a median of -4.2%. Across its full record it has closed 51% of months higher, swings ±43.3% in an average month and has fallen 96.1% peak to trough.
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | -0.2% | +9.9% | +20.6% | +10.1% | +3.1% | +4.1% | +6.2% | +43.2% | -6.6% | -2.0% | +7.7% | +14.9% |
| Win rate | 42%/12 | 50%/12 | 58%/12 | 67%/12 | 46%/13 | 54%/13 | 46%/13 | 46%/13 | 38%/13 | 67%/12 | 42%/12 | 50%/12 |
Win rate = share of positive months / sample size.
XMR risk & extremes
XMR drawdown & rolling returns
Percent below the all-time high at each month-end — how far underwater the asset was.
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Frequently asked questions
What was Monero's best month?+
Monero's strongest completed month on record is August 2016, at +303.08%.
What was Monero's worst month?+
Its weakest completed month on record is September 2014, at -48.86%.
Is Monero up this year?+
Monero is up 38.14% year to date, measured from its last close before 1 January.
What is Monero's 1-year return?+
+72.10% over the past twelve months, comparing the latest close with the most recent close on or before the same date a year earlier.
What is Monero's biggest drawdown?+
The deepest peak-to-trough fall on record is 96.1%, measured on month-end closes since 2014.
Which calendar month is historically best for Monero?+
August has the highest average return across every completed August since 2014. An average is not a forecast.
About Monero
Monero is a layer 1 token ranked #13 by market value, worth about $11.4 billion. The crypto that takes “none of your business” as a design principle. And the long game: $100 at its first close here (2014) would be about $30,482 today.
Did you know?
- Transactions hide sender, receiver and amount by default — privacy isn't opt-in, it's mandatory.
- It launched in 2014 as a community fork after its predecessor's shady premine was discovered.
- Its best month on record was August 2016 at +303.08%; its worst, September 2014 at -48.86%.
Trivia for entertainment — the numbers come from our price data; the jokes don't.