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.
In June 2022, a new average monthly regular gasoline price record of $6.16 was set for the Los Angeles region. It was the fourth month in a row in which a monthly record was set. During that month, weekly average prices for a gallon of regular gasoline reached $6.23.
Although the Los Angeles Region ended the last month of 2022 with an average gasoline price lower than a year prior, its 2022 annual average price was the highest on record for the region.
Regular Retail Gasoline, Average $US Price per Gallon
Highest recorded monthly average (June 2022) in bold red.
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $4.27 | $4.49 | Latest | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2022 | $4.47 | $4.57 | $5.59 | $5.62 | $5.75 | $6.16 | $5.78 | $5.17 | $5.22 | $5.75 | $5.03 | $4.29 | $5.28 |
| 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.
