The Southern California May average price for regular self-serve gasoline is $2.444, about 10 cents higher than the April average price of $2.348 – and almost all of that increase occurred in the past week. By comparison, in May 2008, the monthly Fuel Gauge Report average for Southern California was $3.928 – $1.48 higher than the current monthly average.
The statewide average price of $2.45 is 11 cents higher than the April average of $2.341. Redding, La Habra and Glendora are tied for the state’s lowest gas price average at $2.384. Once again, Tahoe City has the highest price average in the state at $2.699.
Nationally, the average price of $2.248 is nearly 20 cents higher than the April average of $2.05. Alaska has the highest state average price at $2.613, and Arizona has the lowest state average price – and the only state average under $2 – at $1.987.
“Oil industry analysts have seen a spike in crude oil and wholesale gasoline prices in recent days on reports that the world economy is growing stronger and anticipation that fuel demand will grow, even it is flat right now and fuel inventories have been growing,” said Auto Club spokesperson Jeffrey Spring. “We did see a couple of instances last week when prices jumped by two cents in a day. But overall, our gas price increases so far this year have been much more of a slope than a spike.”
County/City | Unl 5/12 | Unl 4/14 | Pre 5/12 | Pre 4/14 |
Imperial County | ||||
El Centro | 2.395 | 2.356 | 2.550 | 2.509 |
Inyo County | ||||
Bishop | 2.459 | 2.411 | 2.563 | 2.598 |
Kern County | ||||
Bakersfield | 2.507 | 2.365 | 2.646 | 2.531 |
Ridgecrest | 2.523 | 2.401 | 2.554 | 2.539 |
Los Angeles County | ||||
Alhambra | 2.411 | 2.339 | 2.615 | 2.544 |
Arcadia | 2.428 | 2.345 | 2.666 | 2.599 |
Burbank | 2.450 | 2.347 | 2.648 | 2.559 |
Culver City | 2.456 | 2.357 | 2.599 | 2.629 |
Glendale | 2.436 | 2.358 | 2.634 | 2.574 |
Glendora | 2.384 | 2.273 | 2.599 | 2.483 |
Inglewood | 2.412 | 2.304 | 2.599 | 2.479 |
Lancaster | 2.438 | 2.334 | 2.620 | 2.519 |
Long Beach | 2.411 | 2.315 | 2.594 | 2.519 |
Los Angeles | 2.438 | 2.348 | 2.638 | 2.557 |
Manhattan Beach | 2.457 | 2.381 | 2.619 | 2.567 |
Montebello | 2.415 | 2.329 | 2.679 | 2.511 |
Santa Clarita | 2.443 | 2.332 | 2.646 | 2.499 |
Santa Monica | 2.424 | 2.332 | 2.659 | 2.541 |
Van Nuys | 2.387 | 2.288 | 2.582 | 2.486 |
Whittier | 2.423 | 2.306 | 2.625 | 2.542 |
Woodland Hills | 2.417 | 2.306 | 2.556 | 2.464 |
Orange County | ||||
Anaheim | 2.394 | 2.287 | 2.572 | 2.491 |
Fullerton | 2.386 | 2.289 | 2.583 | 2.486 |
Huntington Beach | 2.411 | 2.317 | 2.606 | 2.493 |
La Habra | 2.384 | 2.264 | 2.519 | 2.453 |
Laguna Beach | 2.496 | 2.389 | 2.689 | 2.577 |
Newport Beach | 2.488 | 2.390 | 2.677 | 2.619 |
San Clemente | 2.478 | 2.376 | 2.675 | 2.590 |
Tustin | 2.427 | 2.348 | 2.622 | 2.541 |
Riverside County | ||||
Blythe | 2.518 | 2.438 | 2.751 | 2.667 |
Hemet | 2.410 | 2.301 | 2.610 | 2.495 |
Palm Springs | 2.470 | 2.352 | 2.589 | 2.586 |
Riverside | 2.407 | 2.301 | 2.594 | 2.482 |
San Bernardino County | ||||
Redlands | 2.407 | 2.329 | 2.605 | 2.431 |
San Bernardino | 2.422 | 2.318 | 2.567 | 2.501 |
Victorville | 2.414 | 2.298 | 2.580 | 2.480 |
San Diego County | ||||
Chula Vista | 2.401 | 2.310 | 2.593 | 2.506 |
Del Mar | 2.559 | 2.499 | 2.739 | 2.700 |
Escondido | 2.441 | 2.338 | 2.615 | 2.524 |
Oceanside | 2.465 | 2.352 | 2.695 | 2.528 |
San Diego | 2.441 | 2.342 | 2.629 | 2.537 |
San Luis Obispo County | ||||
San Luis Obispo | 2.496 | 2.392 | 2.609 | 2.545 |
Santa Barbara County | ||||
Lompoc | 2.495 | 2.413 | 2.659 | 2.592 |
Santa Barbara | 2.503 | 2.443 | 2.737 | 2.752 |
Santa Maria | 2.474 | 2.374 | 2.675 | 2.530 |
Tulare County | ||||
Porterville | 2.467 | 2.335 | 2.639 | 2.599 |
Visalia | 2.501 | 2.414 | 2.673 | 2.596 |
Ventura County | ||||
Ventura | 2.449 | 2.346 | 2.635 | 2.530 |
Unl 5/12 | Unl 4/14 | Unl 5/12 | Pre 4/14 | |
So. Calif. Avg. | 2.444 | 2.348 | 2.626 | 2.543 |