Solana (SOL)
Rank #7 · Layer 1 · data since 2020-04-09 · last close 2026-09-09
Solana (SOL) monthly returns (%)
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | -15.3 | -20.1 | -1.4 | -0.1 | -0.8 | -10.7 | -1.1 | 41.4 | -1.5 | · | · | · |
| 2025 | 22.4 | -36.1 | -15.9 | 18.4 | 6.0 | -1.0 | 11.3 | 16.5 | 4.0 | -10.3 | -28.7 | -6.6 |
| 2024 | -4.7 | 29.6 | 61.1 | -37.4 | 30.7 | -11.5 | 17.1 | -21.2 | 12.7 | 10.6 | 40.9 | -20.3 |
| 2023 | 139.7 | -8.5 | -3.3 | 7.4 | -8.4 | -9.4 | 25.8 | -16.8 | 8.2 | 79.8 | 54.4 | 71.5 |
| 2022 | -41.5 | 0.2 | 23.1 | -31.1 | -45.9 | -26.3 | 25.5 | -25.6 | 5.6 | -2.1 | -56.5 | -29.5 |
| 2021 | 182.1 | 206.3 | 48.5 | 120.8 | -23.5 | 8.4 | 3.5 | 194.7 | 30.6 | 43.3 | 2.9 | -18.5 |
| 2020 | · | · | · | -7.2 | -17.5 | 50.9 | 78.8 | 210.9 | -39.4 | -47.5 | 29.6 | -23.4 |
| Avg | 47.1 | 28.6 | 18.7 | 10.1 | -8.5 | 0.1 | 23.0 | 57.1 | 2.9 | 12.3 | 7.1 | -4.5 |
Values in %. Current and first-listed months are partial (greyed).
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SOL seasonality — average by calendar month
Solana's record starts in 2020, so each calendar month rests on 7 observations — short enough to read as description rather than signal. August carries the highest average at +57.1%, but the median August is +16.5% and 4 of 7 have finished green: +211% in 2020 does most of the lifting. The steadier month is July — positive in 6 of 7 years, median +17.1%. December is the soft spot, down in 5 of 6 with a median of -19.4%. Across its full record it has closed 51% of months higher, swings ±56% in an average month and has fallen 96.3% peak to trough.
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | +47.1% | +28.6% | +18.7% | +10.1% | -8.5% | +0.1% | +23.0% | +57.1% | +3.6% | +12.3% | +7.1% | -4.5% |
| Win rate | 50%/6 | 50%/6 | 50%/6 | 43%/7 | 29%/7 | 29%/7 | 86%/7 | 57%/7 | 83%/6 | 50%/6 | 67%/6 | 17%/6 |
Win rate = share of positive months / sample size.
SOL risk & extremes
SOL 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 Solana's best month?+
Solana's strongest completed month on record is August 2020, at +210.89%.
What was Solana's worst month?+
Its weakest completed month on record is November 2022, at -56.51%.
Is Solana up this year?+
Solana is down 18.52% year to date, measured from its last close before 1 January.
What is Solana's 1-year return?+
-53.24% 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 Solana's biggest drawdown?+
The deepest peak-to-trough fall on record is 96.3%, measured on month-end closes since 2020.
Which calendar month is historically best for Solana?+
August has the highest average return across every completed August since 2020. An average is not a forecast.
About Solana
Solana is a layer 1 token, #7 by market value, worth about $59.3 billion. The speed-obsessed chain that parties hard, occasionally naps mid-party, and wakes up like nothing happened. And the long game: $100 at its first close here (2020) would be about $14,915 today.
Did you know?
- It's named after Solana Beach, California, where the founders used to surf.
- Co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko spent over a decade at Qualcomm before designing its proof-of-history clock.
- The network famously suffered several full outages in 2021–2022 and kept its fans anyway.
Trivia for entertainment — the numbers come from our price data; the jokes don't.