How gas prices have changed in California in the last week

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August 11, 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 11.

California by the numbers
- Gas current price: $4.50
- Week change: +$0.00 (+0.0%)
- Year change: -$0.10 (-2.2%)
- Historical expensive gas price: $6.44 (6/14/22)

- Diesel current price: $5.14
- Week change: -$0.02 (-0.4%)
- Year change: +$0.18 (+3.6%)
- Historical expensive diesel price: $7.01 (6/18/22)

Metros with most expensive gas in California
#1. San Luis Obispo-Atascadero-Paso Robles: $4.86
#2. Napa: $4.79
#3. Santa Rosa: $4.76
#4. Salinas: $4.73
#5. San Francisco: $4.68
#6. San Rafael: $4.67
#7. Santa Cruz-Watsonville: $4.63
#8. Oakland: $4.59
#9. Fresno: $4.59
#10. San Diego: $4.56
#11. Visalia-Tulare-Porterville: $4.52
#12. Vallejo-Fairfield: $4.52
#13. Ventura: $4.52
#14. San Jose: $4.51
#15. Madera-Chowchilla: $4.51
#16. Sacramento: $4.50
#17. Bakersfield: $4.49
#18. Los Angeles-Long Beach: $4.47
#19. Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc: $4.46
#20. Merced: $4.46
#21. Yolo: $4.46
#22. Chico-Paradise: $4.43
#23. Orange County: $4.42
#24. Stockton-Lodi: $4.42
#25. Redding: $4.39
#26. Hanford-Corcoran: $4.39
#27. San Bernardino: $4.36
#28. Modesto: $4.31
#29. Riverside: $4.31
#30. Yuba City: $4.27
#31. El Centro: $4.23

States with the least expensive gas
#1. Mississippi: $2.69
#2. Oklahoma: $2.71
#3. Texas: $2.71

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

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#5. Alaska

- Regular gas price: $3.76
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#4. Oregon

- Regular gas price: $3.99
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#3. Washington

- Regular gas price: $4.41
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#2. Hawaii

- Regular gas price: $4.46
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#1. California

- Regular gas price: $4.50

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