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 23.

California by the numbers
- Gas current price: $6.06
- Week change: -$0.16 (-2.6%)
- Year change: +$1.46 (+31.7%)
- Historical expensive gas price: $6.44 (6/14/22)

- Diesel current price: $8.47
- Week change: -$0.01 (-0.2%)
- Year change: +$3.36 (+65.6%)
- Historical expensive diesel price: $8.51 (10/18/26)

Metros with most expensive gas in California
#1. San Luis Obispo-Atascadero-Paso Robles: $6.22
#2. Salinas: $6.21
#3. Santa Rosa: $6.19
#4. Bakersfield: $6.17
#5. San Diego: $6.14
#6. Los Angeles-Long Beach: $6.13
#7. Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc: $6.13
#8. San Francisco: $6.12
#9. Santa Cruz-Watsonville: $6.10
#10. Oakland: $6.09
#11. Ventura: $6.07
#12. Napa: $6.07
#13. Merced: $6.03
#14. Orange County: $6.02
#15. San Rafael: $6.02
#16. Sacramento: $6.01
#17. Fresno: $6.01
#18. Madera-Chowchilla: $6.01
#19. Hanford-Corcoran: $6.01
#20. San Jose: $6.00
#21. Yolo: $5.96
#22. San Bernardino: $5.96
#23. Vallejo-Fairfield: $5.96
#24. Visalia-Tulare-Porterville: $5.95
#25. Riverside: $5.93
#26. Redding: $5.92
#27. Stockton-Lodi: $5.90
#28. Modesto: $5.88
#29. Chico-Paradise: $5.88
#30. El Centro: $5.84
#31. Yuba City: $5.83