Gas price declines appear to be slowing in Southern California after nearly a month of price drops, according to the Auto Club’s Weekend Gas Watch. The average price for self-serve regular gasoline in California is $4.64, which is two cents lower than a week ago and 29 cents lower than a year ago today. The average national price is $3.12, which is five cents higher than a week ago and 39 cents lower than on this date last year.
The average price of self-serve regular gasoline in the Los Angeles-Long Beach area is $4.65 per gallon, which is one cent less than last week and 32 cents less than last year. In San Diego, the average price is $4.66, which is two cents less than last week and 31 cents lower than this time last year.
On the Central Coast, the average price is $4.62, which is the same as last week and 35 cents lower than last year. In Riverside, the average per-gallon price is $4.49, which is the same as last week and 36 cents lower than a year ago. In Bakersfield, the $4.56 average price is four cents lower than last week and 27 cents lower than a year ago today.
“Gas prices are about 20 cents higher than at the start of 2025 but are 25 to 35 cents lower than on this date last year,” said Auto Club spokesperson Doug Shupe. “Oil Price Information Service reports that California Energy Commission data shows four straight weeks of increased gasoline inventory and increased refinery production, so there doesn’t appear to be momentum for prices to increase dramatically any time soon.”
The Weekend Gas Watch monitors the average price of gasoline. As of 9 a.m. on March 20, averages are:
