Average gasoline prices in Virginia have fallen 2.5 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.31/g today, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 4,081 stations in Virginia. Prices in Virginia are 22.2 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and stand 99.8 cents per gallon lower than a year ago. The national average price of diesel has fallen 4.0 cents in the last week and stands at $3.97 per gallon.
According to GasBuddy price reports, the cheapest station in Virginia was priced at $2.79/g yesterday while the most expensive was $4.29/g, a difference of $1.50/g. The lowest price in the state yesterday was $2.79/g while the highest was $4.29/g, a difference of $1.50/g.
The national average price of gasoline has risen 0.4 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.51/g today. The national average is down 14.9 cents per gallon from a month ago and stands 95.6 cents per gallon lower than a year ago, according to GasBuddy data compiled from more than 11 million weekly price reports covering over 150,000 gas stations across the country.
Historical gasoline prices in Virginia and the national average going back ten years:
May 15, 2022: $4.31/g (U.S. Average: $4.46/g)
May 15, 2021: $2.96/g (U.S. Average: $3.04/g)
May 15, 2020: $1.72/g (U.S. Average: $1.86/g)
May 15, 2019: $2.60/g (U.S. Average: $2.86/g)
May 15, 2018: $2.68/g (U.S. Average: $2.89/g)
May 15, 2017: $2.15/g (U.S. Average: $2.33/g)
May 15, 2016: $2.06/g (U.S. Average: $2.22/g)
May 15, 2015: $2.46/g (U.S. Average: $2.70/g)
May 15, 2014: $3.46/g (U.S. Average: $3.64/g)
May 15, 2013: $3.37/g (U.S. Average: $3.59/g)
Neighboring areas and their current gas prices:
Roanoke- $3.23/g, down 4.4 cents per gallon from last week’s $3.28/g.
Richmond- $3.28/g, down 1.2 cents per gallon from last week’s $3.29/g.
West Virginia- $3.39/g, down 3.6 cents per gallon from last week’s $3.43/g.
“With oil prices bouncing back over $70 per barrel after reaching as low as $66 in early May, we’ve seen gasoline prices move higher in some states, while others have continued to decline- the national average has seen little change as a result, but overall, gasoline prices continue to see significant relief from year ago levels,” said Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy. “We’re likely to soon see gasoline prices slip to their largest year on year deficit since Covid hit, when prices fell over $1 per gallon from 2019- so the relief at the pump as been significant, and even though the gas price decline hit pause last week, it’s looking more likely that barring a major hurricane or series of refinery outages, the national average may not end up hitting the $4 per gallon mark- something that will make most motorists very happy. For those in Arizona that have seen gas prices spike during the spring, significant relief is starting and should even accelerate over the weeks ahead.”
Submitted by Gas Buddy