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Crypto in August: average return and history by year

August has been a negative month for crypto on average: across the 18 largest coins, the typical coin in the average August since 2019 returned −0.4%, and the market closed August higher in 4 of 8 years. Pick the coins you care about to see the year-by-year record, or hover any bar and cell for the detail.

What stands out

  • August ranks 10th of the 12 months by average return (−0.4%). That puts it among the weakest months in the data.
  • One year carries a lot of this: take out August 2021 and the average falls from −0.4% to −5.3%.
  • Bitcoin alone closed August higher in 3 of 8 years, averaging −0.5%; its best was 2026 (+25%) and its worst 2022 (−14%).
  • The spread between years is wide: August 2021 was the best year (the median coin returned +34%) and August 2019 the worst (−20%).
  • Ethereum has done best in August (median +5.7%, up in 4 of 8 years) and Cardano worst (median −11%, up in 3 of 8).

Counted from 8 years of daily closes (123 coin-months). The coins move together, so each year is one observation, not one per coin: too few to call a pattern.

August year by year

Each bar is one year: the median coin among those chosen below, so one runaway coin cannot set the figure. Change the coins and everything on this page recalculates.

Typical August
−0.4%

average of the years; median year −4.3%

Years up
4 of 8

50% of years

Best year
+34%

2021

Worst year
−20%

2019

August, year by year (median of 18 coins)

Each bar is the median coin that year; the dashed line averages the years. Hover or tap a bar for every coin behind it.

-20%0%20%40%−20%2019+2.8%2020+34%2021−11%2022−17%2023−12%2024+2.8%2025+18%2026average −0.4%
BTC−4.9+2.8+14−14−11−8.7−6.5+25−0.5%3/8
ETH−21+25+35−7.4−11−22+19+32+6.2%4/8
BNB−24+12+40−1.5−10−7.6+9.5+18+4.5%4/8
XRP−19+8.4+59−14−27−9.1−8.2+30+2.5%3/8
SOL––+195−26−17−21+16+41+31%3/6
TRX––+39−7.9−1.5+23+4.9+2.0+9.8%4/6
ZEC––+29−7.1−18−4.2+9.4+85+16%3/6
DOGE−14−0.5+34−9.9−18−17+1.9+19−0.6%3/8
LINK−20+100+18−13−22−14+37+39+15%4/8
ADA−26−12+110−14−17−11+9.8+18+7.3%3/8
XLM−26−0.1+19−11−23−7.8−12+3.0−7.3%2/8
NEAR––+120+3.4−16−19−6.6+15+16%3/6
BCH––+17−17−16−22−3.1+18−4.1%2/6
LTC––+19−9.9−31−7.4+2.6+9.6−2.8%3/6
UNI––––−33−17+2.9+20−6.7%2/4
AVAX––+192−19−22−11+4.1+13+26%3/6
HBAR–+2.4+17−17+0.4−21−13+7.0−3.3%4/7
SHIB––+9.8+3.4−5.6−13−2.1+7.6+0.0%3/6
Median coin−20+2.8+34−11−17−12+2.8+18−0.4%4/8
Coins up0/86/917/172/171/181/1811/1818/1846%–

Percent. In order of market cap; select a column heading to sort by it.

History, not a forecast. August has 8 years of data behind it, from a few big bull and bear runs. Coins move together, so a year is one observation however many coins you select.

How August compares with the other months

All coins, the same method for every month. Select a month for its own page.

January+11%4/8+7.2%1
February+4.1%4/8+7.7%6
March+5.3%5/8+7.2%5
April+3.3%5/8+7.3%7
May+0.8%4/8+3.9%8
June−12%0/8−4.1%12
July+9.7%6/8+8.3%2
August−0.4%4/8−0.5%10
September+0.4%4/8−1.0%9
October+6.2%5/7+17%4
November+7.0%3/7+4.4%3
December−9.3%1/7+3.7%11

In calendar order. Select a column heading to sort by it.

Questions

Is August a good month for crypto?
Across the 8 years in our data, the typical (median) coin among the largest returned −0.4% in August in the average year, and the market closed higher in 4 of them. That makes August the 10th strongest of the 12 months. With only 8 years of data behind it, treat it as a record of what happened, not a forecast.
Is August a good month for Bitcoin?
Bitcoin closed August higher in 3 of 8 years in our data, with an average return of −0.5% and a median of −5.7%. Its best August was 2026 (+25%) and its worst 2022 (−14%).
What was the best August for crypto?
August 2021, when the median coin returned +34% (17 of 17 coins up). The worst was August 2019, when the median coin returned −20%.
Which crypto does best in August?
Of the 18 coins with enough Augusts in our data, Ethereum has the highest median August (+5.7%) and Cardano the lowest (−11%). A coin's record in one month is a handful of observations, so a ranking this short can reorder in a single year.
Can I time my purchases by the month?
Not reliably. Each calendar month has at most 8 years of data behind it, from a few market cycles, and a pattern that held in those years has often vanished in the next. Prices to October 6, 2026. If you buy on a schedule instead, the DCA calculator shows what that would have returned.
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Disclaimer: This page is educational and does not constitute financial advice. It describes past price moves from daily closes on Binance and leaves out fees, taxes and staking rewards. Past performance does not predict future results. Cryptocurrency prices are volatile; never invest more than you can afford to lose.