Gas in Texas averaged $2.21 in 2009 — $3.32 in today’s money
Average, that year
$2.21
In 2025 dollars
$3.32
The average price of a gallon of regular gasoline in Texas across 2009, shown both as it was at the pump and adjusted for inflation to constant 2025 dollars (CPI-U).
Across the year
How Texas prices moved through 2009
Weekly average for regular gasoline. The year’s high was $2.55 the week of November 2, 2009; the low was $1.53 the week of January 5, 2009 — a swing of 66.4%.
View the weekly data (52 weeks)
| Week of | Nominal | 2025 $ |
|---|---|---|
| January 5, 2009 | $1.53 | $2.33 |
| January 12, 2009 | $1.62 | $2.46 |
| January 19, 2009 | $1.71 | $2.60 |
| January 26, 2009 | $1.71 | $2.60 |
| February 2, 2009 | $1.78 | $2.70 |
| February 9, 2009 | $1.81 | $2.74 |
| February 16, 2009 | $1.81 | $2.74 |
| February 23, 2009 | $1.76 | $2.66 |
| March 2, 2009 | $1.80 | $2.72 |
| March 9, 2009 | $1.79 | $2.72 |
| March 16, 2009 | $1.79 | $2.71 |
| March 23, 2009 | $1.86 | $2.82 |
| March 30, 2009 | $1.96 | $2.97 |
| April 6, 2009 | $1.96 | $2.96 |
| April 13, 2009 | $1.96 | $2.97 |
| April 20, 2009 | $1.97 | $2.98 |
| April 27, 2009 | $1.95 | $2.94 |
| May 4, 2009 | $1.96 | $2.95 |
| May 11, 2009 | $2.13 | $3.22 |
| May 18, 2009 | $2.21 | $3.33 |
| May 25, 2009 | $2.31 | $3.50 |
| June 1, 2009 | $2.38 | $3.57 |
| June 8, 2009 | $2.47 | $3.70 |
| June 15, 2009 | $2.52 | $3.77 |
| June 22, 2009 | $2.54 | $3.81 |
| June 29, 2009 | $2.50 | $3.75 |
| July 6, 2009 | $2.44 | $3.66 |
| July 13, 2009 | $2.36 | $3.54 |
| July 20, 2009 | $2.30 | $3.45 |
| July 27, 2009 | $2.37 | $3.55 |
| August 3, 2009 | $2.43 | $3.63 |
| August 10, 2009 | $2.53 | $3.78 |
| August 17, 2009 | $2.52 | $3.77 |
| August 24, 2009 | $2.50 | $3.74 |
| August 31, 2009 | $2.46 | $3.68 |
| September 7, 2009 | $2.40 | $3.59 |
| September 14, 2009 | $2.38 | $3.55 |
| September 21, 2009 | $2.35 | $3.51 |
| September 28, 2009 | $2.30 | $3.43 |
| October 5, 2009 | $2.29 | $3.40 |
| October 12, 2009 | $2.31 | $3.44 |
| October 19, 2009 | $2.43 | $3.61 |
| October 26, 2009 | $2.54 | $3.77 |
| November 2, 2009 | $2.55 | $3.78 |
| November 9, 2009 | $2.51 | $3.72 |
| November 16, 2009 | $2.48 | $3.68 |
| November 23, 2009 | $2.50 | $3.70 |
| November 30, 2009 | $2.48 | $3.67 |
| December 7, 2009 | $2.50 | $3.70 |
| December 14, 2009 | $2.46 | $3.64 |
| December 21, 2009 | $2.43 | $3.60 |
| December 28, 2009 | $2.46 | $3.64 |
Year over year
How 2009 compares, adjusted for inflation
2009 was Texas’s 11th-most-expensive year for gas on record, adjusted for inflation — equivalently, the 17th-cheapest of 27 years (2000–2026).
Every grade
Texas fuel prices by grade in 2009
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 | $2.21 | $3.32 | — |
| Midgrade | $2.35 | $3.52 | +13.4¢ |
| Premium | $2.47 | $3.70 | +25.6¢ |
Common questions
Texas gas prices in 2009, answered
- What was the average price of gas in Texas in 2009?
- The average price of regular gasoline in Texas in 2009 was $2.21 per gallon — about $3.32 in 2025 dollars after adjusting for inflation, according to U.S. Energy Information Administration weekly data.
- How high did gas prices get in Texas during 2009?
- Texas's weekly average for regular gasoline peaked at $2.55 the week of November 2, 2009 and bottomed out at $1.53 the week of January 5, 2009 — a swing of 66.4% across the year.
- Were gas prices in Texas higher in 2009 than in 2008?
- Adjusted for inflation, regular gasoline in Texas was cheaper in 2009 than in 2008, down 28.7% year over year.
- How does 2009 rank for gas prices in Texas history?
- Adjusted for inflation, 2009 was the 11th-most-expensive year for regular gasoline in Texas out of the 27 years EIA has published weekly prices (2000–2026).