How gas prices have changed in California in the last week

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October 3, 2025
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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 October 3.

California by the numbers
- Gas current price: $4.64
- Week change: -$0.00 (-0.1%)
- Year change: -$0.03 (-0.6%)
- Historical expensive gas price: $6.44 (6/14/22)

- Diesel current price: $5.16
- Week change: -$0.00 (-0.0%)
- Year change: +$0.22 (+4.5%)
- Historical expensive diesel price: $7.01 (6/18/22)

Metros with most expensive gas in California
#1. San Luis Obispo-Atascadero-Paso Robles: $4.92
#2. Santa Rosa: $4.79
#3. Napa: $4.78
#4. San Diego: $4.77
#5. Salinas: $4.74
#6. San Francisco: $4.72
#7. San Rafael: $4.72
#8. Los Angeles-Long Beach: $4.72
#9. Ventura: $4.72
#10. Orange County: $4.69
#11. Santa Cruz-Watsonville: $4.65
#12. Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc: $4.63
#13. Oakland: $4.62
#14. Riverside: $4.60
#15. San Bernardino: $4.60
#16. Fresno: $4.60
#17. Madera-Chowchilla: $4.60
#18. Bakersfield: $4.58
#19. Sacramento: $4.56
#20. San Jose: $4.55
#21. Vallejo-Fairfield: $4.53
#22. Merced: $4.53
#23. Visalia-Tulare-Porterville: $4.50
#24. Stockton-Lodi: $4.47
#25. Yolo: $4.47
#26. El Centro: $4.43
#27. Redding: $4.43
#28. Hanford-Corcoran: $4.42
#29. Chico-Paradise: $4.41
#30. Modesto: $4.40
#31. Yuba City: $4.31

States with the least expensive gas
#1. Oklahoma: $2.64
#2. Mississippi: $2.69
#3. Louisiana: $2.74

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

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#5. Nevada

- Regular gas price: $3.92
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#4. Oregon

- Regular gas price: $4.15
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#3. Hawaii

- Regular gas price: $4.48
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#2. Washington

- Regular gas price: $4.52
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#1. California

- Regular gas price: $4.64

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