Auto Club: Monthly Gas Prices Warm Up With Summer Temperatures

(LOS ANGELES, Aug. 11, 2009) —Gas prices have turned back up in recent weeks so nearly every community has an average over $3 per gallon, according to the Automobile Club of Southern California monthly Fuel Gauge Report.

The Southern California August average price for regular self-serve gasoline is $3.061, 16 cents higher than the July average of $2.90. This month’s average price is $1.05 lower than last year’s August price average of $4.114.

The statewide average price of $3.052 is also 16 cents higher than the June average of $2.885. This month Chico, Marysville and Modesto in Northern California shared the state’s lowest gas price average at $2.970. Also for the third month in a row, Eureka has the highest price average in the state at $3.300.

Nationally, the average price of $2.643 is 13 cents higher July average of $2.517. Hawaii still has the most expensive gasoline in the nation at $3.197 and South Carolina has the lowest state average price at $2.424.

“Prices rose in the past month based on numerous reports of the economy showing signs of improvement, although demand for gasoline remained relatively flat,” said Auto Club spokesperson Jeffrey Spring. “We’re nearing the end of summer vacation driving, so we will see if that will help prices decline.”

In Southern California, the averages for regular and premium grades of gasoline are listed below:

 

County/City	Unl 8/11	Unl 7/14	Pre 8/11	Pre 7/14
Imperial County
El Centro	3.036	2.963	3.119	3.213
Inyo County
Bishop	3.092	2.974	3.208	3.224
Kern County
Bakersfield	3.110	2.932	3.220	3.115
Ridgecrest	3.090	3.034	3.257	3.204
Los Angeles County
Alhambra	3.041	2.902	3.247	3.059
Arcadia	3.058	2.889	3.255	3.15
Burbank	3.072	2.896	3.280	3.109
Culver City	3.081	2.906	3.323	3.18
Glendale	3.047	2.928	3.265	3.119
Glendora	3.017	2.848	3.195	3.079
Inglewood	3.045	2.869	3.242	3.084
Lancaster	3.040	2.844	3.200	3.026
Long Beach	3.031	2.846	3.230	3.055
Los Angeles	3.069	2.909	3.252	3.09
Manhattan Beach	3.086	2.965	3.269	3.146
Montebello	3.048	2.881	3.227	3.039
Santa Clarita	3.101	2.879	3.314	3.067
Santa Monica	3.052	2.923	3.232	3.182
Van Nuys	2.991	2.827	3.132	3.000
Whittier	3.024	2.864	3.222	3.077
Woodland Hills	3.051	2.861	3.277	3.066
Orange County
Anaheim	3.021	2.846	3.227	3.041
Fullerton	3.010	2.819	3.183	3.011
Huntington Beach	3.066	2.854	3.241	3.049
La Habra	3.011	2.807	3.188	2.944
Laguna Beach	3.191	3.028	3.308	3.219
Newport Beach	3.110	2.937	3.323	3.174
San Clemente	3.100	2.996	3.322	3.159
Tustin	3.043	2.903	3.213	3.099
Riverside County
Blythe	3.177	3.057	3.492	3.304
Hemet	3.003	2.832	3.204	3.037
Palm Springs	3.042	2.903	3.272	3.006
Riverside	3.008	2.851	3.185	3.036
San Bernardino County
Redlands	3.049	2.886	3.233	3.052
San Bernardino	3.038	2.845	3.210	3.056
Victorville	3.037	2.846	3.174	3.025
San Diego County
Chula Vista	3.022	2.799	3.186	2.978
Del Mar	3.200	3.019	3.407	3.239
Escondido	3.031	2.822	3.210	3.052
Oceanside	3.050	2.865	3.278	3.062
San Diego	3.043	2.862	3.249	3.06
San Luis Obispo County
San Luis Obispo	3.102	2.979	3.257	3.167
Santa Barbara County
Lompoc	3.050	2.882	3.299	3.132
Santa Barbara	3.107	2.992	3.379	3.259
Santa Maria	3.065	2.908	3.257	3.107
Tulare County
Porterville	3.026	2.863	3.189	3.094
Visalia	3.058	2.943	3.222	3.131
Ventura County
Ventura	3.077	2.900	3.229	3.092
So. Calif. Avg.	3.061	2.900	3.248	3.101