Gas Prices in 2026 So Far
Year to date: $3.82 a gallon on average over 39 weeks of EIA data through the week of September 28, 2026. Figures change each week until the year ends.
regular, at the pump in 2026
+22.0% vs. the same weeks of 2025 ($3.13)
inflation-adjusted (CPI-U)
So far in 2026, regular gasoline averaged $3.82 a gallon across the U.S., which is $3.71 in 2025 dollars after inflation.
How 2026 ranks in the 1970–2026 record
So far this year would be the 16th-most-expensive year on record — the 42nd-cheapest of 57 years.
So far this year would be the 2nd-highest pump price on record — before adjusting for inflation.
How U.S. prices moved through 2026
Weekly U.S. average for regular gasoline. The year’s high was $4.50 the week of May 11, 2026; the low was $2.78 the week of January 12, 2026 — a swing of 61.9%. Based on 39 weeks of data.
| Month | At the pump | In 2025 $ | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2026 | $2.81 | $2.77 | 4 |
| Feb 2026 | $2.91 | $2.86 | 4 |
| Mar 2026 | $3.64 | $3.55 | 5 |
| Apr 2026 | $4.10 | $3.98 | 4 |
| May 2026 | $4.48 | $4.32 | 4 |
| Jun 2026 | $4.05 | $3.92 | 5 |
| Jul 2026 | $3.93 | $3.81 | 4 |
| Aug 2026 | $4.06 | $3.91 | 5 |
| Sep 2026 | $4.35 | $4.20 | 4 |
2026 vs. the years on either side
adjusted for inflation · +22.0% at the pump
The same weeks of 2025 averaged $3.13 ($3.14 in 2025 $)
2026 is not over: these figures run through the week of September 28, 2026.
State gas prices in 2026
EIA weekly prices for 2026 are available for these states. Each link opens that state’s price history at 2026.
2026 so far
The national average for regular gasoline started 2026 at $2.80 a gallon (week of January 5, 2026) and stood at $4.47 in the week of September 28, 2026, up $1.67. The highest week so far was $4.50 (May 11, 2026) and the lowest $2.78 (January 12, 2026).
Averaged over its first 39 weeks, 2026 is at $3.82, compared with $3.13 over the same weeks of 2025, a difference of 22.0%. The rank of 2026 among the years since 1970 is provisional until the year is complete, because the months still to come usually include the autumn decline.
For the causes behind this year’s prices, see why gas prices are rising in 2026; for the months ahead, see the gas price forecast.
U.S. gas prices in 2026, answered
- What has the average price of gas been in 2026 so far?
- Through the week of September 28, 2026 (39 weeks), the U.S. average price of regular gasoline in 2026 has been $3.82 per gallon, about $3.71 in 2025 dollars, according to U.S. Energy Information Administration weekly data.
- Are gas prices higher in 2026 than in 2025?
- Over the same weeks of each year, 2026 has averaged $3.82 a gallon against $3.13 in 2025, up 22.0%; adjusted for inflation the change is +18.1%.
- How high have gas prices been in 2026?
- So far in 2026 the U.S. weekly average for regular gasoline has ranged from $2.78 (week of January 12, 2026) to $4.50 (week of May 11, 2026).
- How does 2026 rank among past years?
- Not yet: a year is ranked only once it is complete. Counting the weeks so far, its inflation-adjusted average would place it 16th of the 57 years since 1970, a position that will change as the rest of the year is added.
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration. 2026 so far is the average of EIA’s 39 weekly U.S. regular (all-formulations) retail prices through the week of September 28, 2026; the weekly figures above are EIA’s weekly U.S. retail series. Inflation adjustment uses the BLS Consumer Price Index (CPI-U), constant 2025 dollars. How the figures are built.
More about 2026
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Cite as: US Gas Gauge, “Gas Prices in 2026 So Far,” usgasgauge.com/gas-prices/history/2026. Source data: U.S. Energy Information Administration.