Gas in Massachusetts averaged $3.45 in 2023 — $3.64 in today’s money
Average, that year
$3.45
In 2025 dollars
$3.64
The average price of a gallon of regular gasoline in Massachusetts across 2023, 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 2023
Weekly average for regular gasoline. The year’s high was $3.76 the week of August 7, 2023; the low was $3.17 the week of December 25, 2023 — a swing of 18.5%.
View the weekly data (52 weeks)
| Week of | Nominal | 2025 $ |
|---|---|---|
| January 2, 2023 | $3.30 | $3.54 |
| January 9, 2023 | $3.27 | $3.50 |
| January 16, 2023 | $3.26 | $3.49 |
| January 23, 2023 | $3.35 | $3.58 |
| January 30, 2023 | $3.38 | $3.62 |
| February 6, 2023 | $3.37 | $3.60 |
| February 13, 2023 | $3.34 | $3.57 |
| February 20, 2023 | $3.30 | $3.52 |
| February 27, 2023 | $3.22 | $3.44 |
| March 6, 2023 | $3.23 | $3.45 |
| March 13, 2023 | $3.25 | $3.46 |
| March 20, 2023 | $3.21 | $3.43 |
| March 27, 2023 | $3.19 | $3.41 |
| April 3, 2023 | $3.22 | $3.42 |
| April 10, 2023 | $3.33 | $3.54 |
| April 17, 2023 | $3.35 | $3.56 |
| April 24, 2023 | $3.47 | $3.69 |
| May 1, 2023 | $3.47 | $3.68 |
| May 8, 2023 | $3.41 | $3.62 |
| May 15, 2023 | $3.38 | $3.59 |
| May 22, 2023 | $3.40 | $3.60 |
| May 29, 2023 | $3.49 | $3.71 |
| June 5, 2023 | $3.50 | $3.70 |
| June 12, 2023 | $3.50 | $3.71 |
| June 19, 2023 | $3.50 | $3.71 |
| June 26, 2023 | $3.51 | $3.71 |
| July 3, 2023 | $3.52 | $3.73 |
| July 10, 2023 | $3.51 | $3.71 |
| July 17, 2023 | $3.50 | $3.70 |
| July 24, 2023 | $3.52 | $3.73 |
| July 31, 2023 | $3.64 | $3.85 |
| August 7, 2023 | $3.76 | $3.95 |
| August 14, 2023 | $3.73 | $3.93 |
| August 21, 2023 | $3.75 | $3.94 |
| August 28, 2023 | $3.72 | $3.91 |
| September 4, 2023 | $3.70 | $3.88 |
| September 11, 2023 | $3.70 | $3.88 |
| September 18, 2023 | $3.74 | $3.92 |
| September 25, 2023 | $3.73 | $3.91 |
| October 2, 2023 | $3.68 | $3.85 |
| October 9, 2023 | $3.65 | $3.82 |
| October 16, 2023 | $3.59 | $3.76 |
| October 23, 2023 | $3.53 | $3.70 |
| October 30, 2023 | $3.51 | $3.68 |
| November 6, 2023 | $3.47 | $3.63 |
| November 13, 2023 | $3.43 | $3.58 |
| November 20, 2023 | $3.39 | $3.54 |
| November 27, 2023 | $3.35 | $3.50 |
| December 4, 2023 | $3.31 | $3.45 |
| December 11, 2023 | $3.24 | $3.38 |
| December 18, 2023 | $3.19 | $3.33 |
| December 25, 2023 | $3.17 | $3.30 |
Year over year
How 2023 compares, adjusted for inflation
2023 was Massachusetts’s 11th-most-expensive year for gas on record, adjusted for inflation — equivalently, the 14th-cheapest of 24 years (2003–2026).
Every grade
Massachusetts fuel prices by grade in 2023
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 | $3.45 | $3.64 | — |
| Midgrade | $3.96 | $4.18 | +51.3¢ |
| Premium | $4.31 | $4.55 | +85.9¢ |
Common questions
Massachusetts gas prices in 2023, answered
- What was the average price of gas in Massachusetts in 2023?
- The average price of regular gasoline in Massachusetts in 2023 was $3.45 per gallon — about $3.64 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 2023?
- Massachusetts's weekly average for regular gasoline peaked at $3.76 the week of August 7, 2023 and bottomed out at $3.17 the week of December 25, 2023 — a swing of 18.5% across the year.
- Were gas prices in Massachusetts higher in 2023 than in 2022?
- Adjusted for inflation, regular gasoline in Massachusetts was cheaper in 2023 than in 2022, down 16.8% year over year.
- How does 2023 rank for gas prices in Massachusetts history?
- Adjusted for inflation, 2023 was the 11th-most-expensive year for regular gasoline in Massachusetts out of the 24 years EIA has published weekly prices (2003–2026).