Diesel Prices Today: U.S. Average and Regions
On-highway diesel averaged $6.20 a gallon in the U.S. the week of October 5, 2026, $1.85 more than regular gasoline, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. By region it ranged from $5.82 (Gulf Coast (PADD 3)) to $8.08 (California).
week of October 5, 2026
Diesel is $6.20 — about $1.85 (42%) more than regular gas, which averages $4.35.
Diesel wasn’t always pricier — it was the cheaper fuel until the mid-2000s. Why diesel costs more →
From this week back to 2000
The U.S. average diesel price, right up to the latest weekly EIA value. Short ranges show the weekly series; longer ranges step out to monthly. Toggle between the price at the pump and constant 2025 dollars.
View the data (53 points · weekly)
| Date | Nominal | 2025 $ |
|---|---|---|
| October 6, 2025 | $3.71 | $3.68 |
| October 13, 2025 | $3.67 | $3.64 |
| October 20, 2025 | $3.62 | $3.59 |
| October 27, 2025 | $3.72 | $3.69 |
| November 3, 2025 | $3.75 | $3.72 |
| November 10, 2025 | $3.84 | $3.80 |
| November 17, 2025 | $3.87 | $3.83 |
| November 24, 2025 | $3.83 | $3.80 |
| December 1, 2025 | $3.76 | $3.71 |
| December 8, 2025 | $3.67 | $3.62 |
| December 15, 2025 | $3.61 | $3.56 |
| December 22, 2025 | $3.54 | $3.50 |
| December 29, 2025 | $3.50 | $3.46 |
| January 5, 2026 | $3.48 | $3.43 |
| January 12, 2026 | $3.46 | $3.41 |
| January 19, 2026 | $3.53 | $3.48 |
| January 26, 2026 | $3.62 | $3.58 |
| February 2, 2026 | $3.68 | $3.62 |
| February 9, 2026 | $3.69 | $3.63 |
| February 16, 2026 | $3.71 | $3.65 |
| February 23, 2026 | $3.81 | $3.75 |
| March 2, 2026 | $3.90 | $3.80 |
| March 9, 2026 | $4.86 | $4.74 |
| March 16, 2026 | $5.07 | $4.95 |
| March 23, 2026 | $5.38 | $5.24 |
| March 30, 2026 | $5.40 | $5.27 |
| April 6, 2026 | $5.64 | $5.47 |
| April 13, 2026 | $5.61 | $5.44 |
| April 20, 2026 | $5.40 | $5.24 |
| April 27, 2026 | $5.35 | $5.19 |
| May 4, 2026 | $5.64 | $5.44 |
| May 11, 2026 | $5.64 | $5.44 |
| May 18, 2026 | $5.60 | $5.40 |
| May 25, 2026 | $5.52 | $5.33 |
| June 1, 2026 | $5.35 | $5.18 |
| June 8, 2026 | $5.21 | $5.05 |
| June 15, 2026 | $5.06 | $4.90 |
| June 22, 2026 | $4.83 | $4.68 |
| June 29, 2026 | $4.67 | $4.52 |
| July 6, 2026 | $4.58 | $4.43 |
| July 13, 2026 | $4.80 | $4.64 |
| July 20, 2026 | $5.13 | $4.97 |
| July 27, 2026 | $5.31 | $5.14 |
| August 3, 2026 | $5.35 | $5.16 |
| August 10, 2026 | $5.26 | $5.07 |
| August 17, 2026 | $5.45 | $5.26 |
| August 24, 2026 | $5.65 | $5.45 |
| August 31, 2026 | $5.60 | $5.40 |
| September 7, 2026 | $5.97 | $5.75 |
| September 14, 2026 | $6.29 | $6.06 |
| September 21, 2026 | $6.53 | $6.30 |
| September 28, 2026 | $6.38 | $6.15 |
| October 5, 2026 | $6.20 | $5.98 |
Where today sits
Diesel’s record came during the 2026 spike, when historically low distillate inventories and strong demand drove it to $6.53 a gallon. And the premium is relatively new: diesel’s annual average sat below regular gasoline as recently as 2001–2004 before flipping to a persistent premium in 2005.
Diesel prices by region
EIA publishes weekly diesel averages for the nation, its Petroleum Administration for Defense Districts (PADDs) and California. Each region is a volume-weighted average of the states in it; no other state has its own weekly diesel figure.
| Region | $/gal | vs. U.S. | 1 week | 1 year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | $6.20 | — | −18.3¢ | +$2.49 |
| East Coast (PADD 1) | $5.95 | −24.8¢ | −18.6¢ | +$2.22 |
| New England (PADD 1A) | $6.48 | +27.7¢ | −3.4¢ | +$2.52 |
| Central Atlantic (PADD 1B) | $6.49 | +28.6¢ | −4.6¢ | +$2.60 |
| Lower Atlantic (PADD 1C) | $5.70 | −50.0¢ | −25.4¢ | +$2.04 |
| Midwest (PADD 2) | $6.29 | +8.7¢ | −24.0¢ | +$2.62 |
| Gulf Coast (PADD 3) | $5.82 | −38.0¢ | −13.6¢ | +$2.46 |
| Rocky Mountain (PADD 4) | $6.27 | +6.8¢ | −14.0¢ | +$2.60 |
| West Coast (PADD 5) | $7.23 | +$1.03 | −12.8¢ | +$2.73 |
| West Coast except California | $6.49 | +29.1¢ | −15.3¢ | +$2.40 |
| California | $8.08 | +$1.88 | −9.9¢ | +$3.11 |
What diesel data this covers
This is a national and regional diesel hub — not a 50-state one. The EIA publishes weekly retail diesel for the U.S. average and its regional districts (PADD regions), but not weekly state-level diesel for most states. We hold weekly diesel for the U.S. average, the nine EIA PADD regions, and California — so we show those rather than inventing per-state diesel prices we don’t have. For state-level gasoline, see the state gas hub.
Diesel prices, answered
- What is the average price of diesel right now?
- As of the week of October 5, 2026, the U.S. average price of on-highway diesel was $6.20 per gallon, according to U.S. Energy Information Administration data.
- How much more does diesel cost than regular gas?
- Diesel averaged $6.20 versus $4.35 for regular gasoline — about $1.85 more, or roughly 42%.
- What is the highest U.S. diesel price on record?
- In our EIA weekly series (from 2000), the U.S. average diesel price peaked at $6.53 the week of September 21, 2026. Today's $6.20 is about 5% below that.
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration weekly retail price of No. 2 diesel (U.S. average) and regular (all-formulations) gasoline, held in our own database. Our weekly diesel series begins in 2000. Figures are nominal unless the chart’s inflation toggle is on (constant 2025 dollars, CPI-U). How these figures are built.
Use this data
Download: Diesel price history, weekly 2000–present (CSV).
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Cite as: US Gas Gauge, “Diesel Prices,” usgasgauge.com/diesel-prices. Source data: U.S. Energy Information Administration.