How gas prices have changed in California in the last week
compiled statistics on gas prices in California using data from . Gas prices are as of July 31.
California by the numbers
- Gas current price: $5.65
- Week change: +$0.06 (+1.0%)
- Year change: +$1.17 (+26.1%)
- Historical expensive gas price: $6.44 (6/14/22)
- Diesel current price: $6.91
- Week change: +$0.10 (+1.5%)
- Year change: +$1.73 (+33.4%)
- Historical expensive diesel price: $7.75 (4/9/26)
Metros with most expensive gas in California
#1. San Luis Obispo-Atascadero-Paso Robles: $5.92
#2. Napa: $5.84
#3. San Francisco: $5.83
#4. San Rafael: $5.81
#5. Santa Rosa: $5.78
#6. Salinas: $5.76
#7. San Diego: $5.74
#8. Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc: $5.72
#9. Los Angeles-Long Beach: $5.71
#10. Madera-Chowchilla: $5.67
#11. Santa Cruz-Watsonville: $5.66
#12. Orange County: $5.66
#13. Bakersfield: $5.66
#14. Oakland: $5.65
#15. Ventura: $5.63
#16. San Jose: $5.63
#17. San Bernardino: $5.61
#18. Riverside: $5.61
#19. Sacramento: $5.60
#20. Merced: $5.57
#21. Fresno: $5.56
#22. Yolo: $5.54
#23. Visalia-Tulare-Porterville: $5.51
#24. Redding: $5.50
#25. Vallejo-Fairfield: $5.50
#26. Hanford-Corcoran: $5.49
#27. Stockton-Lodi: $5.47
#28. Modesto: $5.46
#29. Chico-Paradise: $5.46
#30. El Centro: $5.45
#31. Yuba City: $5.31
States with the least expensive gas
#1. Indiana: $3.63
#2. Texas: $3.63
#3. Mississippi: $3.67
#4. Louisiana: $3.68
#5. Tennessee: $3.70
Read on to see which states have the most expensive gas prices.
