How gas prices have changed in California in the last week

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February 6, 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 February 9.

California by the numbers
- Gas current price: $4.48
- Week change: +$0.12 (+2.8%)
- Year change: -$0.13 (-2.8%)
- Historical expensive gas price: $6.44 (6/14/22)

- Diesel current price: $5.00
- Week change: +$0.05 (+0.9%)
- Year change: -$0.00 (-0.1%)
- Historical expensive diesel price: $7.01 (6/18/22)

Metros with most expensive gas in California
#1. San Rafael: $4.74
#2. San Francisco: $4.73
#3. Napa: $4.69
#4. Santa Rosa: $4.65
#5. San Luis Obispo-Atascadero-Paso Robles: $4.64
#6. Salinas: $4.62
#7. Oakland: $4.58
#8. Santa Cruz-Watsonville: $4.58
#9. San Diego: $4.55
#10. Los Angeles-Long Beach: $4.53
#11. San Jose: $4.50
#12. Sacramento: $4.49
#13. Ventura: $4.46
#14. Vallejo-Fairfield: $4.46
#15. Visalia-Tulare-Porterville: $4.46
#16. Orange County: $4.43
#17. Fresno: $4.42
#18. Yolo: $4.41
#19. Bakersfield: $4.40
#20. Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc: $4.39
#21. Madera-Chowchilla: $4.37
#22. Stockton-Lodi: $4.37
#23. San Bernardino: $4.36
#24. Riverside: $4.35
#25. Hanford-Corcoran: $4.34
#26. Modesto: $4.31
#27. Chico-Paradise: $4.29
#28. Merced: $4.27
#29. Redding: $4.27
#30. Yuba City: $4.21
#31. El Centro: $4.12

States with the least expensive gas
#1. Oklahoma: $2.32
#2. Arkansas: $2.44
#3. Kansas: $2.46

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

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#5. Nevada

- Regular gas price: $3.54
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#4. Oregon

- Regular gas price: $3.55
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#3. Washington

- Regular gas price: $4.03
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#2. Hawaii

- Regular gas price: $4.40
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#1. California

- Regular gas price: $4.48

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