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How gas prices have changed in Alabama in the last week

Memorial Day Weekend is upon us and gas prices are inching a bit higher this week in reaction to an increase in demand as Americans hit the road.

Even the surge in demand this year, though, has pushed gas prices up just a few cents. A gallon of gas was $3.57 on average, according to AAA gas price data. Stacker compiled statistics on gas prices in Alabama. Gas prices are as of May 26.

Travelers can thank lower prices for a barrel of oil for the tame prices compared to last year’s average which was a full dollar more than today’s average.

Alabama by the numbers
– Current gas price: $3.15
– 1-week change: +$0.05 (+1.7%)
– 1-year change: -$1.14 (-26.6%)
– Record average gas price: $4.63 (6/14/22)

– Current diesel price: $3.72
– 1-week change: -$0.05 (-1.3%)
– 1-year change: -$1.64 (-30.5%)
– Record high average diesel price: $5.64 (6/18/22)

Metros with most expensive gas in Alabama
#1. Daphne-Fairhope-Foley: $3.19
#2. Florence-Muscle Shoals: $3.18
#3. Huntsville: $3.17
#4. Tuscaloosa: $3.17
#5. Birmingham: $3.16
#6. Dothan: $3.16
#7. Montgomery: $3.15
#8. Anniston-Oxford: $3.14
#9. Mobile: $3.14
#10. Gadsden: $3.12
#11. Russell County: $3.12
#12. Decatur: $3.10
#13. Auburn: $3.08

States with the most expensive gas
#1. California: $4.83
#2. Hawaii: $4.75
#3. Washington: $4.64

States with the least expensive gas
#1. Mississippi: $3.00
#2. Texas: $3.13
#3. Arkansas: $3.13