Gas in Colorado averaged $3.49 in 2012 — $4.89 in today’s money
Average, that year
$3.49
In 2025 dollars
$4.89
The average price of a gallon of regular gasoline in Colorado across 2012, 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 2012
Weekly average for regular gasoline. The year’s high was $3.89 the week of April 16, 2012; the low was $2.99 the week of January 30, 2012 — a swing of 30.3%.
View the weekly data (53 weeks)
| Week of | Nominal | 2025 $ |
|---|---|---|
| January 2, 2012 | $3.05 | $4.31 |
| January 9, 2012 | $3.03 | $4.28 |
| January 16, 2012 | $3.01 | $4.25 |
| January 23, 2012 | $2.99 | $4.23 |
| January 30, 2012 | $2.99 | $4.22 |
| February 6, 2012 | $3.06 | $4.31 |
| February 13, 2012 | $3.07 | $4.32 |
| February 20, 2012 | $3.08 | $4.35 |
| February 27, 2012 | $3.15 | $4.44 |
| March 5, 2012 | $3.24 | $4.56 |
| March 12, 2012 | $3.44 | $4.84 |
| March 19, 2012 | $3.62 | $5.09 |
| March 26, 2012 | $3.71 | $5.21 |
| April 2, 2012 | $3.81 | $5.35 |
| April 9, 2012 | $3.86 | $5.42 |
| April 16, 2012 | $3.89 | $5.47 |
| April 23, 2012 | $3.88 | $5.45 |
| April 30, 2012 | $3.86 | $5.42 |
| May 7, 2012 | $3.82 | $5.38 |
| May 14, 2012 | $3.79 | $5.34 |
| May 21, 2012 | $3.76 | $5.29 |
| May 28, 2012 | $3.72 | $5.23 |
| June 4, 2012 | $3.69 | $5.21 |
| June 11, 2012 | $3.68 | $5.18 |
| June 18, 2012 | $3.69 | $5.20 |
| June 25, 2012 | $3.65 | $5.14 |
| July 2, 2012 | $3.60 | $5.07 |
| July 9, 2012 | $3.57 | $5.03 |
| July 16, 2012 | $3.54 | $4.98 |
| July 23, 2012 | $3.52 | $4.96 |
| July 30, 2012 | $3.48 | $4.91 |
| August 6, 2012 | $3.46 | $4.85 |
| August 13, 2012 | $3.50 | $4.90 |
| August 20, 2012 | $3.51 | $4.92 |
| August 27, 2012 | $3.51 | $4.92 |
| September 3, 2012 | $3.55 | $4.95 |
| September 10, 2012 | $3.62 | $5.04 |
| September 17, 2012 | $3.72 | $5.18 |
| September 24, 2012 | $3.74 | $5.22 |
| October 1, 2012 | $3.73 | $5.19 |
| October 8, 2012 | $3.71 | $5.16 |
| October 15, 2012 | $3.70 | $5.15 |
| October 22, 2012 | $3.64 | $5.06 |
| October 29, 2012 | $3.56 | $4.95 |
| November 5, 2012 | $3.50 | $4.87 |
| November 12, 2012 | $3.43 | $4.78 |
| November 19, 2012 | $3.40 | $4.74 |
| November 26, 2012 | $3.39 | $4.72 |
| December 3, 2012 | $3.33 | $4.63 |
| December 10, 2012 | $3.26 | $4.54 |
| December 17, 2012 | $3.17 | $4.42 |
| December 24, 2012 | $3.06 | $4.26 |
| December 31, 2012 | $2.99 | $4.16 |
Year over year
How 2012 compares, adjusted for inflation
2012 was Colorado’s 1st-most-expensive year for gas on record, adjusted for inflation — equivalently, the 27th-cheapest of 27 years (2000–2026).
Every grade
Colorado fuel prices by grade in 2012
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 | $3.49 | $4.89 | — |
| Midgrade | $3.60 | $5.05 | +11.5¢ |
| Premium | $3.71 | $5.21 | +22.6¢ |
Common questions
Colorado gas prices in 2012, answered
- What was the average price of gas in Colorado in 2012?
- The average price of regular gasoline in Colorado in 2012 was $3.49 per gallon — about $4.89 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 2012?
- Colorado's weekly average for regular gasoline peaked at $3.89 the week of April 16, 2012 and bottomed out at $2.99 the week of January 30, 2012 — a swing of 30.3% across the year.
- Were gas prices in Colorado higher in 2012 than in 2011?
- Adjusted for inflation, regular gasoline in Colorado was more expensive in 2012 than in 2011, up 0.4% year over year.
- How does 2012 rank for gas prices in Colorado history?
- Adjusted for inflation, 2012 was the 1st-most-expensive year for regular gasoline in Colorado out of the 27 years EIA has published weekly prices (2000–2026).