How gas prices have changed in California in the last week

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September 8, 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 September 8.

California by the numbers
- Gas current price: $4.62
- Week change: +$0.01 (+0.3%)
- Year change: -$0.08 (-1.7%)
- Historical expensive gas price: $6.44 (6/14/22)

- Diesel current price: $5.14
- Week change: +$0.02 (+0.5%)
- Year change: +$0.19 (+3.8%)
- 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. Napa: $4.82
#3. Santa Rosa: $4.80
#4. Salinas: $4.79
#5. San Rafael: $4.73
#6. San Francisco: $4.72
#7. San Diego: $4.71
#8. Los Angeles-Long Beach: $4.67
#9. Oakland: $4.66
#10. Ventura: $4.65
#11. Santa Cruz-Watsonville: $4.64
#12. Orange County: $4.64
#13. Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc: $4.62
#14. Fresno: $4.62
#15. Madera-Chowchilla: $4.60
#16. Bakersfield: $4.58
#17. San Jose: $4.58
#18. Sacramento: $4.58
#19. San Bernardino: $4.56
#20. Visalia-Tulare-Porterville: $4.54
#21. Vallejo-Fairfield: $4.54
#22. Merced: $4.51
#23. Stockton-Lodi: $4.51
#24. Riverside: $4.51
#25. Yolo: $4.49
#26. Chico-Paradise: $4.47
#27. Redding: $4.45
#28. Hanford-Corcoran: $4.45
#29. Modesto: $4.39
#30. Yuba City: $4.35
#31. El Centro: $4.35

States with the least expensive gas
#1. Mississippi: $2.72
#2. Oklahoma: $2.75
#3. Texas: $2.75

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

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#5. Nevada

- Regular gas price: $3.86
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#4. Oregon

- Regular gas price: $4.08
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#3. Washington

- Regular gas price: $4.46
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#2. Hawaii

- Regular gas price: $4.47
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#1. California

- Regular gas price: $4.62

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