Gas in Texas averaged $2.64 in 2010 — $3.89 in today’s money
Average, that year
$2.64
In 2025 dollars
$3.89
The average price of a gallon of regular gasoline in Texas across 2010, 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 2010
Weekly average for regular gasoline. The year’s high was $2.89 the week of December 27, 2010; the low was $2.46 the week of February 15, 2010 — a swing of 17.5%.
View the weekly data (52 weeks)
| Week of | Nominal | 2025 $ |
|---|---|---|
| January 4, 2010 | $2.51 | $3.71 |
| January 11, 2010 | $2.60 | $3.84 |
| January 18, 2010 | $2.60 | $3.85 |
| January 25, 2010 | $2.56 | $3.80 |
| February 1, 2010 | $2.52 | $3.73 |
| February 8, 2010 | $2.49 | $3.69 |
| February 15, 2010 | $2.46 | $3.64 |
| February 22, 2010 | $2.51 | $3.71 |
| March 1, 2010 | $2.57 | $3.81 |
| March 8, 2010 | $2.61 | $3.87 |
| March 15, 2010 | $2.67 | $3.95 |
| March 22, 2010 | $2.68 | $3.97 |
| March 29, 2010 | $2.66 | $3.95 |
| April 5, 2010 | $2.71 | $4.02 |
| April 12, 2010 | $2.75 | $4.08 |
| April 19, 2010 | $2.74 | $4.06 |
| April 26, 2010 | $2.73 | $4.04 |
| May 3, 2010 | $2.78 | $4.12 |
| May 10, 2010 | $2.80 | $4.15 |
| May 17, 2010 | $2.77 | $4.11 |
| May 24, 2010 | $2.70 | $4.01 |
| May 31, 2010 | $2.65 | $3.93 |
| June 7, 2010 | $2.61 | $3.87 |
| June 14, 2010 | $2.58 | $3.83 |
| June 21, 2010 | $2.60 | $3.85 |
| June 28, 2010 | $2.62 | $3.88 |
| July 5, 2010 | $2.59 | $3.83 |
| July 12, 2010 | $2.57 | $3.80 |
| July 19, 2010 | $2.55 | $3.78 |
| July 26, 2010 | $2.58 | $3.82 |
| August 2, 2010 | $2.57 | $3.80 |
| August 9, 2010 | $2.64 | $3.89 |
| August 16, 2010 | $2.61 | $3.85 |
| August 23, 2010 | $2.56 | $3.79 |
| August 30, 2010 | $2.52 | $3.72 |
| September 6, 2010 | $2.51 | $3.70 |
| September 13, 2010 | $2.53 | $3.73 |
| September 20, 2010 | $2.57 | $3.79 |
| September 27, 2010 | $2.55 | $3.76 |
| October 4, 2010 | $2.58 | $3.79 |
| October 11, 2010 | $2.66 | $3.91 |
| October 18, 2010 | $2.67 | $3.92 |
| October 25, 2010 | $2.66 | $3.91 |
| November 1, 2010 | $2.63 | $3.86 |
| November 8, 2010 | $2.67 | $3.92 |
| November 15, 2010 | $2.72 | $3.98 |
| November 22, 2010 | $2.68 | $3.93 |
| November 29, 2010 | $2.65 | $3.89 |
| December 6, 2010 | $2.79 | $4.07 |
| December 13, 2010 | $2.81 | $4.11 |
| December 20, 2010 | $2.83 | $4.14 |
| December 27, 2010 | $2.89 | $4.22 |
Year over year
How 2010 compares, adjusted for inflation
2010 was Texas’s 8th-most-expensive year for gas on record, adjusted for inflation — equivalently, the 20th-cheapest of 27 years (2000–2026).
Every grade
Texas fuel prices by grade in 2010
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 | $2.64 | $3.89 | — |
| Midgrade | $2.77 | $4.09 | +13.4¢ |
| Premium | $2.90 | $4.28 | +26.1¢ |
Common questions
Texas gas prices in 2010, answered
- What was the average price of gas in Texas in 2010?
- The average price of regular gasoline in Texas in 2010 was $2.64 per gallon — about $3.89 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 2010?
- Texas's weekly average for regular gasoline peaked at $2.89 the week of December 27, 2010 and bottomed out at $2.46 the week of February 15, 2010 — a swing of 17.5% across the year.
- Were gas prices in Texas higher in 2010 than in 2009?
- Adjusted for inflation, regular gasoline in Texas was more expensive in 2010 than in 2009, up 17.3% year over year.
- How does 2010 rank for gas prices in Texas history?
- Adjusted for inflation, 2010 was the 8th-most-expensive year for regular gasoline in Texas out of the 27 years EIA has published weekly prices (2000–2026).