How gas prices have changed in California in the last week

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August 25, 2025
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How gas prices have changed in California in the last week

Stacker compiled statistics on gas prices in California. Gas prices are as of August 25.

California by the numbers
- Gas current price: $4.56
- Week change: +$0.06 (+1.4%)
- Year change: -$0.04 (-0.9%)
- Historical expensive gas price: $6.44 (6/14/22)

- Diesel current price: $5.11
- Week change: -$0.00 (-0.0%)
- Year change: +$0.19 (+3.8%)
- Historical expensive diesel price: $7.01 (6/18/22)

Metros with most expensive gas in California
#1. San Luis Obispo-Atascadero-Paso Robles: $4.90
#2. Napa: $4.81
#3. Santa Rosa: $4.78
#4. Salinas: $4.75
#5. San Francisco: $4.70
#6. San Rafael: $4.69
#7. San Diego: $4.63
#8. Santa Cruz-Watsonville: $4.63
#9. Oakland: $4.61
#10. Ventura: $4.60
#11. Fresno: $4.60
#12. Los Angeles-Long Beach: $4.58
#13. Madera-Chowchilla: $4.58
#14. Orange County: $4.55
#15. San Jose: $4.53
#16. Sacramento: $4.52
#17. Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc: $4.52
#18. Bakersfield: $4.52
#19. Vallejo-Fairfield: $4.52
#20. Visalia-Tulare-Porterville: $4.52
#21. Yolo: $4.47
#22. Chico-Paradise: $4.46
#23. San Bernardino: $4.46
#24. Merced: $4.44
#25. Stockton-Lodi: $4.44
#26. Hanford-Corcoran: $4.43
#27. Redding: $4.42
#28. Riverside: $4.41
#29. Modesto: $4.35
#30. Yuba City: $4.29
#31. El Centro: $4.27

States with the least expensive gas
#1. Oklahoma: $2.68
#2. Mississippi: $2.69
#3. Louisiana: $2.72

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

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#5. Nevada

- Regular gas price: $3.77
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#4. Oregon

- Regular gas price: $3.97
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#3. Washington

- Regular gas price: $4.40
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#2. Hawaii

- Regular gas price: $4.45
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#1. California

- Regular gas price: $4.56

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