How gas prices have changed in California in the last week

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June 12, 2026
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How gas prices have changed in California in the last week

Stacker compiled statistics on gas prices in California using data from AAA. Gas prices are as of June 12.

California by the numbers
- Gas current price: $5.79
- Week change: -$0.16 (-2.7%)
- Year change: +$1.12 (+24.1%)
- Historical expensive gas price: $6.44 (6/14/22)

- Diesel current price: $7.07
- Week change: -$0.17 (-2.4%)
- Year change: +$2.02 (+40.0%)
- Historical expensive diesel price: $7.75 (4/9/26)

Metros with most expensive gas in California
#1. Santa Cruz-Watsonville: $5.99
#2. San Luis Obispo-Atascadero-Paso Robles: $5.98
#3. San Francisco: $5.93
#4. Salinas: $5.92
#5. Merced: $5.92
#6. Santa Rosa: $5.91
#7. Madera-Chowchilla: $5.91
#8. Bakersfield: $5.91
#9. Napa: $5.86
#10. Oakland: $5.86
#11. San Rafael: $5.84
#12. Los Angeles-Long Beach: $5.81
#13. San Diego: $5.80
#14. Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc: $5.80
#15. Sacramento: $5.80
#16. San Jose: $5.80
#17. Yolo: $5.79
#18. Vallejo-Fairfield: $5.78
#19. Fresno: $5.75
#20. Modesto: $5.75
#21. Visalia-Tulare-Porterville: $5.74
#22. Chico-Paradise: $5.74
#23. Ventura: $5.71
#24. Orange County: $5.67
#25. Redding: $5.67
#26. San Bernardino: $5.67
#27. Stockton-Lodi: $5.66
#28. Riverside: $5.64
#29. Hanford-Corcoran: $5.64
#30. Yuba City: $5.60
#31. El Centro: $5.58

States with the least expensive gas
#1. Indiana: $3.38
#2. Texas: $3.56
#3. Oklahoma: $3.60
#4. Tennessee: $3.66
#5. Kentucky: $3.67

Read on to see which states have the most expensive gas prices.

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#5. Oregon

- Regular gas price: $5.03
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#4. Alaska

- Regular gas price: $5.14
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#3. Washington

- Regular gas price: $5.54
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#2. Hawaii

- Regular gas price: $5.58
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#1. California

- Regular gas price: $5.79

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