How gas prices have changed in California in the last week

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June 26, 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 26.

California by the numbers
- Gas current price: $5.49
- Week change: -$0.13 (-2.2%)
- Year change: +$0.86 (+18.7%)
- Historical expensive gas price: $6.44 (6/14/22)

- Diesel current price: $6.64
- Week change: -$0.20 (-2.9%)
- Year change: +$1.51 (+29.4%)
- Historical expensive diesel price: $7.75 (4/9/26)

Metros with most expensive gas in California
#1. San Luis Obispo-Atascadero-Paso Robles: $5.75
#2. Bakersfield: $5.69
#3. Merced: $5.66
#4. Santa Cruz-Watsonville: $5.65
#5. San Francisco: $5.65
#6. Santa Rosa: $5.64
#7. Napa: $5.62
#8. Madera-Chowchilla: $5.58
#9. Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc: $5.57
#10. San Rafael: $5.56
#11. Oakland: $5.55
#12. Salinas: $5.55
#13. Yolo: $5.54
#14. San Diego: $5.54
#15. San Jose: $5.52
#16. Sacramento: $5.51
#17. Los Angeles-Long Beach: $5.49
#18. Vallejo-Fairfield: $5.47
#19. Chico-Paradise: $5.45
#20. Ventura: $5.41
#21. Fresno: $5.41
#22. Modesto: $5.41
#23. Visalia-Tulare-Porterville: $5.39
#24. Redding: $5.37
#25. Hanford-Corcoran: $5.37
#26. El Centro: $5.36
#27. Orange County: $5.36
#28. San Bernardino: $5.34
#29. Stockton-Lodi: $5.34
#30. Riverside: $5.32
#31. Yuba City: $5.21

States with the least expensive gas
#1. Indiana: $3.28
#2. Texas: $3.36
#3. Oklahoma: $3.41
#4. Tennessee: $3.42
#5. Mississippi: $3.49

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

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#5. Oregon

- Regular gas price: $4.75
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#4. Alaska

- Regular gas price: $4.91
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#3. Washington

- Regular gas price: $5.24
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#2. California

- Regular gas price: $5.49
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#1. Hawaii

- Regular gas price: $5.51

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