Gas in Massachusetts averaged $2.11 in 2016 — $2.83 in today’s money
Average, that year
$2.11
In 2025 dollars
$2.83
The average price of a gallon of regular gasoline in Massachusetts across 2016, shown both as it was at the pump and adjusted for inflation to constant 2025 dollars (CPI-U).
Across the year
How Massachusetts prices moved through 2016
Weekly average for regular gasoline. The year’s high was $2.33 the week of June 13, 2016; the low was $1.74 the week of February 29, 2016 — a swing of 33.8%.
View the weekly data (52 weeks)
| Week of | Nominal | 2025 $ |
|---|---|---|
| January 4, 2016 | $1.99 | $2.70 |
| January 11, 2016 | $1.97 | $2.67 |
| January 18, 2016 | $1.92 | $2.60 |
| January 25, 2016 | $1.89 | $2.56 |
| February 1, 2016 | $1.86 | $2.53 |
| February 8, 2016 | $1.82 | $2.47 |
| February 15, 2016 | $1.77 | $2.40 |
| February 22, 2016 | $1.75 | $2.38 |
| February 29, 2016 | $1.74 | $2.37 |
| March 7, 2016 | $1.75 | $2.36 |
| March 14, 2016 | $1.86 | $2.51 |
| March 21, 2016 | $1.88 | $2.54 |
| March 28, 2016 | $2.00 | $2.70 |
| April 4, 2016 | $2.01 | $2.71 |
| April 11, 2016 | $2.02 | $2.73 |
| April 18, 2016 | $2.10 | $2.83 |
| April 25, 2016 | $2.15 | $2.90 |
| May 2, 2016 | $2.21 | $2.98 |
| May 9, 2016 | $2.24 | $3.01 |
| May 16, 2016 | $2.23 | $3.00 |
| May 23, 2016 | $2.28 | $3.06 |
| May 30, 2016 | $2.32 | $3.12 |
| June 6, 2016 | $2.33 | $3.12 |
| June 13, 2016 | $2.33 | $3.13 |
| June 20, 2016 | $2.32 | $3.10 |
| June 27, 2016 | $2.31 | $3.10 |
| July 4, 2016 | $2.30 | $3.09 |
| July 11, 2016 | $2.25 | $3.01 |
| July 18, 2016 | $2.22 | $2.98 |
| July 25, 2016 | $2.19 | $2.93 |
| August 1, 2016 | $2.14 | $2.87 |
| August 8, 2016 | $2.09 | $2.80 |
| August 15, 2016 | $2.06 | $2.76 |
| August 22, 2016 | $2.13 | $2.85 |
| August 29, 2016 | $2.16 | $2.89 |
| September 5, 2016 | $2.16 | $2.88 |
| September 12, 2016 | $2.13 | $2.85 |
| September 19, 2016 | $2.15 | $2.87 |
| September 26, 2016 | $2.15 | $2.88 |
| October 3, 2016 | $2.19 | $2.92 |
| October 10, 2016 | $2.21 | $2.95 |
| October 17, 2016 | $2.20 | $2.94 |
| October 24, 2016 | $2.20 | $2.93 |
| October 31, 2016 | $2.20 | $2.93 |
| November 7, 2016 | $2.20 | $2.93 |
| November 14, 2016 | $2.18 | $2.89 |
| November 21, 2016 | $2.15 | $2.86 |
| November 28, 2016 | $2.15 | $2.86 |
| December 5, 2016 | $2.19 | $2.90 |
| December 12, 2016 | $2.21 | $2.93 |
| December 19, 2016 | $2.23 | $2.96 |
| December 26, 2016 | $2.26 | $2.99 |
Year over year
How 2016 compares, adjusted for inflation
2016 was Massachusetts’s 22nd-most-expensive year for gas on record, adjusted for inflation — equivalently, the 3rd-cheapest of 24 years (2003–2026).
Every grade
Massachusetts fuel prices by grade in 2016
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 | $2.11 | $2.83 | — |
| Midgrade | $2.36 | $3.16 | +24.8¢ |
| Premium | $2.55 | $3.42 | +43.9¢ |
Common questions
Massachusetts gas prices in 2016, answered
- What was the average price of gas in Massachusetts in 2016?
- The average price of regular gasoline in Massachusetts in 2016 was $2.11 per gallon — about $2.83 in 2025 dollars after adjusting for inflation, according to U.S. Energy Information Administration weekly data.
- How high did gas prices get in Massachusetts during 2016?
- Massachusetts's weekly average for regular gasoline peaked at $2.33 the week of June 13, 2016 and bottomed out at $1.74 the week of February 29, 2016 — a swing of 33.8% across the year.
- Were gas prices in Massachusetts higher in 2016 than in 2015?
- Adjusted for inflation, regular gasoline in Massachusetts was cheaper in 2016 than in 2015, down 11.8% year over year.
- How does 2016 rank for gas prices in Massachusetts history?
- Adjusted for inflation, 2016 was the 22nd-most-expensive year for regular gasoline in Massachusetts out of the 24 years EIA has published weekly prices (2003–2026).