Gas in Colorado averaged $1.35 in 2002 — $2.42 in today’s money
Average, that year
$1.35
In 2025 dollars
$2.42
The average price of a gallon of regular gasoline in Colorado across 2002, shown both as it was at the pump and adjusted for inflation to constant 2025 dollars (CPI-U).
Across the year
How Colorado prices moved through 2002
Weekly average for regular gasoline. The year’s high was $1.48 the week of October 7, 2002; the low was $1.07 the week of January 7, 2002 — a swing of 38.5%.
View the weekly data (52 weeks)
| Week of | Nominal | 2025 $ |
|---|---|---|
| January 7, 2002 | $1.07 | $1.94 |
| January 14, 2002 | $1.13 | $2.04 |
| January 21, 2002 | $1.12 | $2.03 |
| January 28, 2002 | $1.11 | $2.01 |
| February 4, 2002 | $1.10 | $2.00 |
| February 11, 2002 | $1.10 | $1.98 |
| February 18, 2002 | $1.10 | $1.98 |
| February 25, 2002 | $1.15 | $2.07 |
| March 4, 2002 | $1.14 | $2.06 |
| March 11, 2002 | $1.18 | $2.13 |
| March 18, 2002 | $1.25 | $2.25 |
| March 25, 2002 | $1.35 | $2.43 |
| April 1, 2002 | $1.36 | $2.44 |
| April 8, 2002 | $1.37 | $2.46 |
| April 15, 2002 | $1.38 | $2.47 |
| April 22, 2002 | $1.38 | $2.47 |
| April 29, 2002 | $1.40 | $2.52 |
| May 6, 2002 | $1.40 | $2.51 |
| May 13, 2002 | $1.38 | $2.48 |
| May 20, 2002 | $1.38 | $2.47 |
| May 27, 2002 | $1.37 | $2.46 |
| June 3, 2002 | $1.37 | $2.45 |
| June 10, 2002 | $1.36 | $2.43 |
| June 17, 2002 | $1.35 | $2.41 |
| June 24, 2002 | $1.34 | $2.41 |
| July 1, 2002 | $1.39 | $2.48 |
| July 8, 2002 | $1.40 | $2.50 |
| July 15, 2002 | $1.39 | $2.49 |
| July 22, 2002 | $1.45 | $2.60 |
| July 29, 2002 | $1.47 | $2.62 |
| August 5, 2002 | $1.46 | $2.61 |
| August 12, 2002 | $1.45 | $2.59 |
| August 19, 2002 | $1.44 | $2.56 |
| August 26, 2002 | $1.43 | $2.55 |
| September 2, 2002 | $1.42 | $2.53 |
| September 9, 2002 | $1.42 | $2.52 |
| September 16, 2002 | $1.41 | $2.51 |
| September 23, 2002 | $1.41 | $2.52 |
| September 30, 2002 | $1.43 | $2.55 |
| October 7, 2002 | $1.48 | $2.63 |
| October 14, 2002 | $1.47 | $2.62 |
| October 21, 2002 | $1.47 | $2.62 |
| October 28, 2002 | $1.48 | $2.63 |
| November 4, 2002 | $1.48 | $2.62 |
| November 11, 2002 | $1.47 | $2.60 |
| November 18, 2002 | $1.45 | $2.57 |
| November 25, 2002 | $1.43 | $2.53 |
| December 2, 2002 | $1.41 | $2.50 |
| December 9, 2002 | $1.38 | $2.45 |
| December 16, 2002 | $1.36 | $2.41 |
| December 23, 2002 | $1.37 | $2.43 |
| December 30, 2002 | $1.40 | $2.47 |
Year over year
How 2002 compares, adjusted for inflation
2002 was Colorado’s 27th-most-expensive year for gas on record, adjusted for inflation — equivalently, the 1st-cheapest of 27 years (2000–2026).
Every grade
Colorado fuel prices by grade in 2002
Year-average price per grade. Premium figures are the spread drivers paid for higher-octane fuel that year.
| Grade | Avg / gal | 2025 $ | vs. regular |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular | $1.35 | $2.42 | — |
| Midgrade | $1.46 | $2.61 | +10.8¢ |
| Premium | $1.57 | $2.80 | +21.7¢ |
Common questions
Colorado gas prices in 2002, answered
- What was the average price of gas in Colorado in 2002?
- The average price of regular gasoline in Colorado in 2002 was $1.35 per gallon — about $2.42 in 2025 dollars after adjusting for inflation, according to U.S. Energy Information Administration weekly data.
- How high did gas prices get in Colorado during 2002?
- Colorado's weekly average for regular gasoline peaked at $1.48 the week of October 7, 2002 and bottomed out at $1.07 the week of January 7, 2002 — a swing of 38.5% across the year.
- Were gas prices in Colorado higher in 2002 than in 2001?
- Adjusted for inflation, regular gasoline in Colorado was cheaper in 2002 than in 2001, down 8.8% year over year.
- How does 2002 rank for gas prices in Colorado history?
- Adjusted for inflation, 2002 was the 27th-most-expensive year for regular gasoline in Colorado out of the 27 years EIA has published weekly prices (2000–2026).