GBP to USD — August 2005

1.7862USD

for 1 Pound Sterling on 31 August 2005 · opened the month at 1.7673

1.07% over August 2005

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

Today: 1 GBP = 1.3201 USD (PayerPay indicative rate, includes our margin)

GBP to USD in August 2005 at a glance

1 GBP in USD
Measure	Rate	When
Opened	1.7673 USD	1 August 2005
Closed	1.7862 USD	31 August 2005
Highest	1.8139 USD	12 August 2005
Lowest	1.7673 USD	1 August 2005
Average	1.7939 USD	23 trading days
Change	+1.07% USD	open to close

Day by day

GBP to USD, August 2005▲ 1.07%

1 GBP in USD, day by day
Date	Rate	Day change
1 August 2005	1.7673
2 August 2005	1.7724	+0.29%
3 August 2005	1.7809	+0.48%
4 August 2005	1.7755	-0.31%
5 August 2005	1.7806	+0.29%
8 August 2005	1.7886	+0.45%
9 August 2005	1.7848	-0.21%
10 August 2005	1.7929	+0.45%
11 August 2005	1.8024	+0.53%
12 August 2005	1.8139	+0.64%
15 August 2005	1.8101	-0.21%
16 August 2005	1.8069	-0.18%
17 August 2005	1.8101	+0.18%
18 August 2005	1.8025	-0.42%
19 August 2005	1.7958	-0.37%
22 August 2005	1.8036	+0.43%
23 August 2005	1.7984	-0.29%
24 August 2005	1.7948	-0.20%
25 August 2005	1.7994	+0.26%
26 August 2005	1.8049	+0.31%
29 August 2005	1.8030	-0.11%
30 August 2005	1.7841	-1.05%
31 August 2005	1.7862	+0.12%

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Common questions

What was the GBP to USD rate in August 2005?

Over August 2005 the European Central Bank reference rate moved from 1.7673 USD per GBP on 1 August 2005 to 1.7862 on 31 August 2005, a change of +1.07%. The average across 23 trading days was 1.7939.

When was GBP strongest against USD in August 2005?

The highest reading was 1.8139 USD on 12 August 2005; the lowest was 1.7673 on 1 August 2005.

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 1.3201 USD per GBP; 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 GBP = 1.3201 USD, 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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