How gas prices have changed in California in the last week

By Stacker

Published July 14, 2026 7:47 pm

By Stacker

Stacker compiled statistics on gas prices in California using data from AAA. Gas prices are as of October 30.

California by the numbers
– Gas current price: $5.93
– Week change: -$0.13 (-2.2%)
– Year change: +$1.35 (+29.5%)
– Historical expensive gas price: $6.44 (6/14/22)

– Diesel current price: $8.39
– Week change: -$0.09 (-1.1%)
– Year change: +$3.26 (+63.6%)
– Historical expensive diesel price: $8.51 (10/18/26)

Metros with most expensive gas in California
#1. San Luis Obispo-Atascadero-Paso Robles: $6.15
#2. Bakersfield: $6.09
#3. Salinas: $6.05
#4. Santa Rosa: $6.04
#5. Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc: $6.02
#6. San Diego: $6.02
#7. Los Angeles-Long Beach: $6.00
#8. San Francisco: $5.97
#9. Santa Cruz-Watsonville: $5.96
#10. Napa: $5.95
#11. Oakland: $5.94
#12. Ventura: $5.94
#13. Merced: $5.90
#14. San Rafael: $5.89
#15. Orange County: $5.88
#16. San Jose: $5.88
#17. Madera-Chowchilla: $5.88
#18. Sacramento: $5.87
#19. Yolo: $5.87
#20. Fresno: $5.86
#21. Hanford-Corcoran: $5.84
#22. Visalia-Tulare-Porterville: $5.83
#23. San Bernardino: $5.83
#24. Vallejo-Fairfield: $5.82
#25. Riverside: $5.79
#26. Chico-Paradise: $5.75
#27. Stockton-Lodi: $5.75
#28. El Centro: $5.74
#29. Redding: $5.74
#30. Modesto: $5.73
#31. Yuba City: $5.64

States with the least expensive gas
#1. North Carolina: $3.41
#2. Georgia: $3.60
#3. Texas: $3.68
#4. South Carolina: $3.70
#5. Louisiana: $3.73

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

#5. Oregon

– Regular gas price: $4.82

#4. Washington

– Regular gas price: $5.23

#3. Nevada

– Regular gas price: $5.25

#2. Hawaii

– Regular gas price: $5.66

#1. California

– Regular gas price: $5.93