Gas prices had their first double-digit weekly price hike of 2025 across Southern California, according to the Auto Club’s Weekend Gas Watch. The average price for self-serve regular gasoline in California is $4.91, which is 25 cents higher than a week ago and 24 cents lower than a year ago today. The average national price is $3.26, which is 11 cents higher than a week ago and 28 cents lower than on this date last year.
The average price of self-serve regular gasoline in the Los Angeles-Long Beach area is $4.91 per gallon, which is 23 cents more than last week and 27 cents less than last year. In San Diego, the average price is $4.89, which is 20 cents more than last week and 28 cents lower than this time last year.
On the Central Coast, the average price is $4.80, which is 17 cents more than last week and 34 cents lower than last year. In Riverside, the average per-gallon price is $4.79, which is 26 cents more than last week and 29 cents lower than a year ago. In Bakersfield, the $4.74 average price is 17 cents higher than last week and 29 cents lower than a year ago today.
“Gasoline refinery production dropped to the lowest level in four years across the West Coast, according to Oil Price Information Service and the Energy Information Administration,” said Auto Club spokesperson Doug Shupe.
“Refineries were reportedly operating at 72 percent of their capacity on the West Coast, indicating maintenance issues and the ongoing outage caused by the Martinez refinery fire," Shupe added. "Refineries in Torrance, El Segundo and Carson are also currently undergoing short-term maintenance.”
However, even with this latest price surge, pump prices so far are about 30 cents lower than this time last year.
The Weekend Gas Watch monitors the average price of gasoline. As of 9 a.m. on April 3, averages are:
