AUD to GBP — May 2016

0.495803GBP

for 1 Australian Dollar on 31 May 2016 · opened the month at 0.520786

4.80% over May 2016

European Central Bank reference rate
22 trading days
Reference rate, not an offer

Today: 1 AUD = 0.523165 GBP (PayerPay indicative rate, includes our margin)

AUD to GBP in May 2016 at a glance

1 AUD in GBP
Measure	Rate	When
Opened	0.520786 GBP	2 May 2016
Closed	0.495803 GBP	31 May 2016
Highest	0.520786 GBP	2 May 2016
Lowest	0.490562 GBP	24 May 2016
Average	0.503129 GBP	22 trading days
Change	-4.80% GBP	open to close

Day by day

AUD to GBP, May 2016▼ 4.80%

1 AUD in GBP, day by day
Date	Rate	Day change
2 May 2016	0.520786
3 May 2016	0.516912	-0.74%
4 May 2016	0.515534	-0.27%
5 May 2016	0.516573	+0.20%
6 May 2016	0.508677	-1.53%
9 May 2016	0.508222	-0.09%
10 May 2016	0.508589	+0.07%
11 May 2016	0.510262	+0.33%
12 May 2016	0.507612	-0.52%
13 May 2016	0.505539	-0.41%
16 May 2016	0.507536	+0.39%
17 May 2016	0.505596	-0.38%
18 May 2016	0.499227	-1.26%
19 May 2016	0.492097	-1.43%
20 May 2016	0.496218	+0.84%
23 May 2016	0.498282	+0.42%
24 May 2016	0.490562	-1.55%
25 May 2016	0.490630	+0.01%
26 May 2016	0.490730	+0.02%
27 May 2016	0.492444	+0.35%
30 May 2016	0.491003	-0.29%
31 May 2016	0.495803	+0.98%

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Common questions

What was the AUD to GBP rate in May 2016?

Over May 2016 the European Central Bank reference rate moved from 0.520786 GBP per AUD on 2 May 2016 to 0.495803 on 31 May 2016, a change of -4.80%. The average across 22 trading days was 0.503129.

When was AUD strongest against GBP in May 2016?

The highest reading was 0.520786 GBP on 2 May 2016; the lowest was 0.490562 on 24 May 2016.

Is this the rate I would have got?

No. These are reference rates published by the European Central Bank for information. PayerPay's indicative rate today is 0.523165 GBP per AUD; the exact rate for a transfer is confirmed in your order.

Data and reuse

The series, statistics and tables on this page are PayerPay's compilation (one reading per trading day; days from 28 September 2026 onward from our own record). They may not be copied, scraped or republished in ready form; quoting a figure with attribution and a link is fine. See the terms of use. These are reference rates for information, not an offer — PayerPay's indicative rate today is 1 AUD = 0.523165 GBP, including our margin; the final rate for a transfer is confirmed in your order. Corrections: support@payerpay.io.

Source: European Central Bank.

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