Southern California drivers continue to get some unusual springtime relief at the pump with a third straight week of gas price declines, according to the Auto Club’s Weekend Gas Watch. The average price for self-serve regular gasoline in California is $4.80, which is five cents lower than a week ago and 61 cents lower than a year ago today. The average national price is $3.17, which is one cent higher than a week ago and 49 cents lower than on this date last year.
The average price of self-serve regular gasoline in the Los Angeles-Long Beach area is $4.80 per gallon, which is four cents less than last week and 57 cents less than last year. In San Diego, the average price is $4.77, which is four cents less than last week and 58 cents lower than this time last year.
On the Central Coast, the average price is $4.72, which is one cent less than last week and 61 cents lower than last year. In Riverside, the average per-gallon price is $4.67, which is five cents less than last week and 62 cents lower than a year ago. In Bakersfield, the $4.71 average price is three cents lower than last week and 60 cents lower than a year ago today.
“Oil Price Information Service reports that a couple of Los Angeles area refineries are experiencing unplanned outages, but so far that has not affected the downward trend for gas prices,” said Auto Club spokesperson Doug Shupe.
The Weekend Gas Watch monitors the average price of gasoline. As of 9 a.m. on April 24, averages are:
