Gas prices in California

Weekly average retail price at the pump, all formulations, including taxes.

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California, regular, a gallon.

Latest
$6.10
Week of 12 Oct 2026
Past week
Down 2.0%
From $6.23
Past year
Up 37%
From $4.46
12-month range
$3.98 to $6.23
Lowest and highest week

California: $6.10 a gallon, against a US average of $4.33.

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Gas prices, California, by grade

Weekly price, a gallon.

Up to and including the week of 12 Oct 2026

Source: US Energy Information Administration.

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Latest week for every area EIA surveys, a gallon, with the change on a year ago under each price.

United States

AreaRegularMidgradePremium
United States$4.33+41%$4.96+35%$5.37+33%

Regions

AreaRegularMidgradePremium
Central Atlantic (PADD 1B)$4.35+40%$4.89+35%$5.23+33%
East Coast (PADD 1)$4.12+40%$4.63+34%$5.02+32%
Gulf Coast (PADD 3)$3.85+47%$4.36+39%$4.71+36%
Lower Atlantic (PADD 1C)$3.93+38%$4.40+32%$4.78+29%
Midwest (PADD 2)$4.14+47%$4.61+40%$5.26+38%
New England (PADD 1A)$4.29+44%$4.93+38%$5.30+35%
Rocky Mountain (PADD 4)$4.44+46%$4.78+42%$5.11+39%
West Coast (PADD 5)$5.64+34%$6.10+31%$6.29+31%
West Coast except California$5.07+28%$5.48+25%$5.74+24%

States

AreaRegularMidgradePremium
California$6.10+37%$6.40+34%$6.57+33%
Colorado$4.17+50%$4.58+45%$4.90+40%
Florida$3.98+39%$4.44+34%$4.78+31%
Massachusetts$4.26+45%$4.90+39%$5.31+37%
Minnesota$4.18+46%$4.53+42%$5.15+40%
New York$4.35+42%$4.86+38%$5.28+35%
Ohio$3.87+42%$4.47+35%$5.06+31%
Texas$3.78+46%$4.29+39%$4.64+36%
Washington$5.38+23%$5.72+21%$5.94+21%

Cities

AreaRegularMidgradePremium
Boston$4.30+45%$4.90+38%$5.31+37%
Chicago$4.70+45%$5.29+36%$5.98+37%
Cleveland$3.85+38%$4.59+37%$5.21+32%
Denver$4.15+52%$4.63+45%$4.94+42%
Houston$3.76+48%$4.38+38%$4.73+35%
Los Angeles$6.08+37%$6.43+34%$6.53+35%
Miami$4.07+41%$4.52+36%$4.82+32%
New York City$4.31+45%$4.89+37%$5.21+35%
San Francisco$6.15+37%$6.40+34%$6.65+33%
Seattle$5.61+23%$6.11+22%$6.16+21%