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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 December 12.
California by the numbers
– Gas current price: $4.40
– Week change: -$0.10 (-2.1%)
– Year change: +$0.06 (+1.3%)
– Historical expensive gas price: $6.44 (6/14/22)
– Diesel current price: $5.04
– Week change: -$0.06 (-1.1%)
– Year change: +$0.20 (+4.1%)
– Historical expensive diesel price: $7.01 (6/18/22)
Metros with most expensive gas in California
#1. Napa: $4.59
#2. San Diego: $4.58
#3. San Luis Obispo-Atascadero-Paso Robles: $4.56
#4. Los Angeles-Long Beach: $4.55
#5. Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc: $4.50
#6. Ventura: $4.49
#7. Salinas: $4.46
#8. Orange County: $4.45
#9. Santa Cruz-Watsonville: $4.42
#10. Santa Rosa: $4.41
#11. Bakersfield: $4.41
#12. San Francisco: $4.40
#13. San Bernardino: $4.37
#14. Riverside: $4.33
#15. San Rafael: $4.33
#16. Oakland: $4.32
#17. Madera-Chowchilla: $4.32
#18. Visalia-Tulare-Porterville: $4.31
#19. El Centro: $4.29
#20. Vallejo-Fairfield: $4.27
#21. Sacramento: $4.26
#22. Fresno: $4.25
#23. Hanford-Corcoran: $4.25
#24. Merced: $4.22
#25. Yolo: $4.22
#26. San Jose: $4.22
#27. Chico-Paradise: $4.14
#28. Modesto: $4.09
#29. Stockton-Lodi: $4.07
#30. Redding: $4.04
#31. Yuba City: $3.95
States with the least expensive gas
#1. Oklahoma: $2.36
#2. Iowa: $2.51
#3. Texas: $2.51
Read on to see which states have the most expensive gas prices.
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#5. Alaska
– Regular gas price: $3.62 
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#4. Oregon
– Regular gas price: $3.65 
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#3. Washington
– Regular gas price: $4.04 
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#2. California
– Regular gas price: $4.40 
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#1. Hawaii
– Regular gas price: $4.45
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