Vintage Gilmore gasoline pumps at Farmer's Market in Fairfax, Los Angeles. Los Angeles Almanac Photo.
Also see: Latest Weekly Average Gasoline Prices for Los Angeles Region.
The November 2021 average gasoline price of $4.46 was the third highest in records back to 1978, tied with the price in October 2012. November's average price fell just two cents short of the second-place record of $4.48 in July 2008 and three cents short of the all-time record of $4.49 in June 2008.
Higest recorded monthly average (June 2008) in bold red.
Regular Retail Gasoline, Average $US Price per Gallon
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $3.15 | $3.37 | $3.70 | $3.81 | $3.97 | $4.07 | $4.15 | $4.19 | $4.19 | $4.28 | $4.46 | $4.47 | $3.98 |
| 2020 | $3.42 | $3.39 | $3.20 | $2.76 | $2.68 | $2.88 | $3.01 | $3.05 | $3.06 | $3.02 | $2.97 | $3.01 | $3.04 |
| 2019 | $3.13 | $3.17 | $3.26 | $3.83 | $3.91 | $3.68 | $3.57 | $3.45 | $3.61 | $4.02 | $3.85 | $3.53 | $3.58 |
| 2018 | $3.31 | $3.47 | $3.51 | $3.59 | $3.64 | $3.61 | $3.52 | $3.48 | $3.51 | $3.71 | $3.55 | $3.27 | $3.51 |
| 2017 | $2.86 | $2.99 | $3.04 | $3.04 | $3.06 | $3.05 | $3.00 | $3.04 | $3.17 | $3.07 | $3.29 | $3.14 | $3.06 |
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year Average |
| 2016 | $2.79 | $2.56 | $2.75 | $2.83 | $2.90 | $2.94 | $2.91 | $2.69 | $2.78 | $2.87 | $2.80 | $2.74 | $2.80 |
| 2015 | $2.58 | $2.77 | $3.41 | $3.28 | $3.89 | $3.67 | $4.06 | $3.76 | $3.27 | $2.99 | $2.85 | $2.87 | $3.28 |
| 2014 | $3.66 | $3.76 | $4.02 | $4.26 | $4.22 | $4.16 | $4.09 | $3.90 | $3.76 | $3.56 | $3.21 | $2.90 | $3.79 |
| 2013 | $3.72 | $4.22 | $4.26 | $4.03 | $4.04 | $4.05 | $4.09 | $3.91 | $3.98 | $3.79 | $3.61 | $3.66 | $3.95 |
| 2012 | $3.78 | $4.06 | $4.43 | $4.30 | $4.36 | $4.10 | $3.82 | $4.11 | $4.18 | $4.46 | $3.88 | $3.65 | $4.09 |
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year Average |
| 2011 | $3.36 | $3.54 | $3.98 | $4.19 | $4.22 | $3.95 | $3.85 | $3.81 | $3.96 | $3.88 | $3.85 | $3.65 | $3.85 |
| 2010 | $3.06 | $3.00 | $3.09 | $3.12 | $3.11 | $3.11 | $3.14 | $3.14 | $3.01 | $3.11 | $3.16 | $3.27 | $3.11 |
| 2009 | $1.98 | $2.20 | $2.18 | $2.33 | $2.48 | $2.93 | $2.89 | $3.02 | $3.13 | $3.03 | $3.01 | $2.96 | $2.68 |
| 2008 | $3.23 | $3.14 | $3.55 | $3.79 | $3.94 | $4.49 | $4.48 | $4.08 | $3.76 | $3.39 | $2.52 | $1.82 | $3.52 |
| 2007 | $2.54 | $2.63 | $3.04 | $3.28 | $3.43 | $3.25 | $3.08 | $2.85 | $2.86 | $3.05 | $3.31 | $3.26 | $3.05 |
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year Average |
| 2006 | $2.39 | $2.52 | $2.62 | $2.90 | $3.37 | $3.25 | $3.26 | $3.20 | $2.91 | $2.54 | $2.46 | $2.53 | $2.83 |
| 2005 | $2.00 | $2.16 | $2.34 | $2.56 | $2.48 | $2.38 | $2.52 | $2.69 | $2.96 | $2.89 | $2.57 | $2.30 | $2.49 |
| 2004 | $1.70 | $1.92 | $2.15 | $2.19 | $2.28 | $2.30 | $2.20 | $2.09 | $2.07 | $2.36 | $2.32 | $2.12 | $2.14 |
| 2003 | $1.56 | $1.77 | $2.09 | $2.03 | $1.83 | $1.74 | $1.70 | $1.86 | $2.05 | $1.80 | $1.69 | $1.65 | $1.81 |
| 2002 | $1.12 | $1.26 | $1.44 | $1.58 | $1.53 | $1.55 | $1.56 | $1.55 | $1.55 | $1.48 | $1.53 | $1.47 | $1.47 |
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year Average |
| 2001 | $1.51 | $1.56 | $1.61 | $1.70 | $1.96 | $1.93 | $1.77 | $1.52 | $1.58 | $1.43 | $1.21 | $1.02 | $1.57 |
| 2000 | $1.32 | $1.41 | $1.72 | $1.72 | $1.63 | $1.54 | $1.60 | $1.54 | $1.68 | $1.70 | $1.65 | $1.58 | $1.59 |
| 1999 | $1.17 | $1.16 | $1.21 | $1.55 | $1.46 | $1.33 | $1.34 | $1.44 | $1.37 | $1.33 | $1.31 | $1.36 | $1.34 |
| 1998 | $1.25 | $1.13 | $1.05 | $1.11 | $1.24 | $1.22 | $1.19 | $1.17 | $1.16 | $1.17 | $1.16 | $1.17 | $1.17 |
| 1997 | $1.25 | $1.27 | $1.33 | $1.39 | $1.37 | $1.34 | $1.29 | $1.39 | $1.48 | $1.44 | $1.39 | $1.34 | $1.36 |
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year Average |
| 1996 | $1.19 | $1.21 | $1.25 | $1.39 | $1.54 | $1.49 | $1.44 | $1.34 | $1.27 | $1.21 | $1.15 | $1.20 | $1.31 |
| 1995 | $1.29 | $1.28 | $1.26 | $1.27 | $1.29 | $1.29 | $1.26 | $1.22 | $1.19 | $1.20 | $1.20 | $1.19 | $1.25 |
| 1994 | $1.13 | $1.14 | $1.15 | $1.17 | $1.18 | $1.22 | $1.24 | $1.25 | $1.25 | $1.29 | $1.29 | $1.29 | $1.21 |
| 1993 | $1.30 | $1.31 | $1.29 | $1.25 | $1.24 | $1.23 | $1.20 | $1.17 | $1.17 | $1.23 | $1.21 | $1.16 | $1.23 |
| 1992 | $1.10 | $1.12 | $1.12 | $1.15 | $1.23 | $1.29 | $1.31 | $1.30 | $1.30 | $1.30 | $1.33 | $1.31 | $1.24 |
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year Average |
| 1991 | $1.20 | $1.03 | $0.94 | $1.00 | $1.11 | $1.11 | $1.05 | $1.07 | $1.11 | $1.09 | $1.08 | $1.10 | $1.07 |
| 1990 | $0.93 | $0.96 | $0.98 | $1.00 | $1.06 | $1.08 | $1.10 | $1.22 | $1.29 | $1.36 | $1.36 | $1.35 | $1.14 |
| 1989 | $0.83 | $0.85 | $0.92 | $1.14 | $1.15 | $1.14 | $1.09 | $1.03 | $0.95 | $0.94 | $0.89 | $0.88 | $0.99 |
| 1988 | $0.87 | $0.84 | $0.84 | $0.91 | $0.95 | $0.95 | $0.96 | $0.96 | $0.95 | $0.93 | $0.9 | $0.87 | $0.91 |
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year Average |
| 1987 | $0.83 | $0.94 | $0.96 | $0.98 | $0.98 | $0.97 | $0.93 | $0.94 | $0.94 | $0.92 | $0.91 | $0.89 | $0.93 |
| 1986 | $1.18 | $1.11 | $1.02 | $0.98 | $1.02 | $1.02 | $0.94 | $0.88 | $0.89 | $0.84 | $0.81 | $0.80 | $0.96 |
| 1985 | $1.15 | $1.12 | $1.18 | $1.25 | $1.27 | $1.27 | $1.24 | $1.19 | $1.16 | $1.16 | $1.14 | $1.18 | $1.19 |
| 1984 | $1.22 | $1.18 | $1.18 | $1.24 | $1.28 | $1.25 | $1.17 | $1.15 | $1.17 | $1.23 | $1.23 | $1.22 | $1.21 |
| 1983 | $1.18 | $1.14 | $1.10 | $1.17 | $1.25 | $1.31 | $1.33 | $1.30 | $1.24 | $1.18 | $1.17 | $1.22 | $1.22 |
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year Average |
| 1982 | $1.41 | $1.37 | $1.32 | $1.30 | $1.30 | $1.32 | $1.35 | $1.35 | $1.32 | $1.29 | $1.27 | $1.21 | $1.32 |
| 1981 | $1.29 | $1.38 | $1.41 | $1.41 | $1.42 | $1.43 | $1.43 | $1.43 | $1.43 | $1.43 | $1.42 | $1.41 | $1.41 |
| 1980 | $1.16 | $1.25 | $1.29 | $1.30 | $1.29 | $1.28 | $1.28 | $1.29 | $1.28 | $1.28 | $1.27 | $1.27 | $1.27 |
| 1979 | $0.73 | $0.74 | $0.78 | $0.86 | $0.92 | $0.96 | $0.99 | $1.03 | $1.07 | $1.07 | $1.07 | $1.09 | $0.94 |
| 1978 | $0.66 | $0.66 | $0.66 | $0.66 | $0.68 | $0.69 | $0.70 | $0.71 | $0.71 | $0.72 | $0.72 | $0.72 | $0.69 |
* For only the western portion of these counties that lie within the greater Los Angeles metropolitan commuting area.
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration
A Gilmore gasoline station at the intersection of Wilshire Boulevard and La Brea Avenue, circa 1920. It was one of the earliest gas stations in Los Angeles.
Photo courtesy of the California Historical Society Collection at USC Library.
