Gas in Texas averaged $2.17 in 2015 — $2.95 in today’s money
The average price of a gallon of regular gasoline in Texas across 2015, shown both as it was at the pump and adjusted for inflation to constant 2025 dollars (CPI-U).
How Texas prices moved through 2015
Weekly average for regular gasoline. The year’s high was $2.62 the week of June 15, 2015; the low was $1.76 the week of December 28, 2015 — a swing of 48.7%.
View the weekly data (52 weeks)
| Week of | Nominal | 2025 $ |
|---|---|---|
| January 5, 2015 | $1.98 | $2.71 |
| January 12, 2015 | $1.90 | $2.60 |
| January 19, 2015 | $1.83 | $2.51 |
| January 26, 2015 | $1.85 | $2.54 |
| February 2, 2015 | $1.86 | $2.54 |
| February 9, 2015 | $1.98 | $2.71 |
| February 16, 2015 | $2.07 | $2.84 |
| February 23, 2015 | $2.11 | $2.89 |
| March 2, 2015 | $2.23 | $3.04 |
| March 9, 2015 | $2.24 | $3.05 |
| March 16, 2015 | $2.23 | $3.04 |
| March 23, 2015 | $2.21 | $3.01 |
| March 30, 2015 | $2.20 | $3.00 |
| April 6, 2015 | $2.20 | $3.00 |
| April 13, 2015 | $2.20 | $3.00 |
| April 20, 2015 | $2.26 | $3.08 |
| April 27, 2015 | $2.31 | $3.14 |
| May 4, 2015 | $2.39 | $3.24 |
| May 11, 2015 | $2.44 | $3.32 |
| May 18, 2015 | $2.47 | $3.36 |
| May 25, 2015 | $2.49 | $3.38 |
| June 1, 2015 | $2.48 | $3.36 |
| June 8, 2015 | $2.55 | $3.45 |
| June 15, 2015 | $2.62 | $3.55 |
| June 22, 2015 | $2.59 | $3.51 |
| June 29, 2015 | $2.56 | $3.46 |
| July 6, 2015 | $2.54 | $3.43 |
| July 13, 2015 | $2.55 | $3.45 |
| July 20, 2015 | $2.52 | $3.41 |
| July 27, 2015 | $2.47 | $3.34 |
| August 3, 2015 | $2.43 | $3.28 |
| August 10, 2015 | $2.36 | $3.20 |
| August 17, 2015 | $2.36 | $3.20 |
| August 24, 2015 | $2.30 | $3.12 |
| August 31, 2015 | $2.21 | $2.99 |
| September 7, 2015 | $2.14 | $2.90 |
| September 14, 2015 | $2.08 | $2.83 |
| September 21, 2015 | $2.03 | $2.75 |
| September 28, 2015 | $2.01 | $2.73 |
| October 5, 2015 | $2.03 | $2.75 |
| October 12, 2015 | $2.04 | $2.77 |
| October 19, 2015 | $2.00 | $2.71 |
| October 26, 2015 | $1.95 | $2.63 |
| November 2, 2015 | $1.91 | $2.58 |
| November 9, 2015 | $1.97 | $2.67 |
| November 16, 2015 | $1.92 | $2.60 |
| November 23, 2015 | $1.85 | $2.51 |
| November 30, 2015 | $1.81 | $2.45 |
| December 7, 2015 | $1.82 | $2.46 |
| December 14, 2015 | $1.79 | $2.42 |
| December 21, 2015 | $1.79 | $2.42 |
| December 28, 2015 | $1.76 | $2.39 |
2015: Texas and the national picture
2015 coincided with the global collapse in crude-oil prices. In Texas, the weekly average for regular gasoline ran from a low of $1.76 (December 28, 2015) to a high of $2.62 (June 15, 2015). Adjusted for inflation, the year’s average of $2.95 ranks 17th-highest in the state’s weekly record.
How 2015 compares, adjusted for inflation
2015 was Texas’s 17th-most-expensive year for gas on record, adjusted for inflation — equivalently, the 11th-cheapest of 27 years (2000–2026).
Texas fuel prices by grade in 2015
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 | $2.17 | $2.95 | — |
| Midgrade | $2.39 | $3.25 | +22.2¢ |
| Premium | $2.59 | $3.51 | +41.7¢ |
Texas gas prices in 2015, answered
- What was the average price of gas in Texas in 2015?
- The average price of regular gasoline in Texas in 2015 was $2.17 per gallon — about $2.95 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 2015?
- Texas's weekly average for regular gasoline peaked at $2.62 the week of June 15, 2015 and bottomed out at $1.76 the week of December 28, 2015 — a swing of 48.7% across the year.
- Were gas prices in Texas higher in 2015 than in 2014?
- Adjusted for inflation, regular gasoline in Texas was cheaper in 2015 than in 2014, down 31.1% year over year.
- How does 2015 rank for gas prices in Texas history?
- Adjusted for inflation, 2015 was the 17th-most-expensive year for regular gasoline in Texas out of the 27 years EIA has published weekly prices (2000–2026).