How gas prices have changed in California in the last week
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Stacker compiled statistics on gas prices in California using data from AAA. Gas prices are as of December 12.
California by the numbers
– Gas current price: $4.40
– Week change: -$0.10 (-2.1%)
– Year change: +$0.06 (+1.3%)
– Historical expensive gas price: $6.44 (6/14/22)
– Diesel current price: $5.04
– Week change: -$0.06 (-1.1%)
– Year change: +$0.20 (+4.1%)
– Historical expensive diesel price: $7.01 (6/18/22)
Metros with most expensive gas in California
#1. Napa: $4.59
#2. San Diego: $4.58
#3. San Luis Obispo-Atascadero-Paso Robles: $4.56
#4. Los Angeles-Long Beach: $4.55
#5. Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc: $4.50
#6. Ventura: $4.49
#7. Salinas: $4.46
#8. Orange County: $4.45
#9. Santa Cruz-Watsonville: $4.42
#10. Santa Rosa: $4.41
#11. Bakersfield: $4.41
#12. San Francisco: $4.40
#13. San Bernardino: $4.37
#14. Riverside: $4.33
#15. San Rafael: $4.33
#16. Oakland: $4.32
#17. Madera-Chowchilla: $4.32
#18. Visalia-Tulare-Porterville: $4.31
#19. El Centro: $4.29
#20. Vallejo-Fairfield: $4.27
#21. Sacramento: $4.26
#22. Fresno: $4.25
#23. Hanford-Corcoran: $4.25
#24. Merced: $4.22
#25. Yolo: $4.22
#26. San Jose: $4.22
#27. Chico-Paradise: $4.14
#28. Modesto: $4.09
#29. Stockton-Lodi: $4.07
#30. Redding: $4.04
#31. Yuba City: $3.95
States with the least expensive gas
#1. Oklahoma: $2.36
#2. Iowa: $2.51
#3. Texas: $2.51
Read on to see which states have the most expensive gas prices.
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#5. Alaska
– Regular gas price: $3.62 
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#4. Oregon
– Regular gas price: $3.65 
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#3. Washington
– Regular gas price: $4.04 
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#2. California
– Regular gas price: $4.40 
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#1. Hawaii
– Regular gas price: $4.45 
