(AAA News Release) The nation’s gas pumps have seen only small fluctuations thus far for summer 2025, thanks to crude oil prices remaining in the $60s for much of the season. The wild card continues to be hurricane season. For the week, the national average for regular edges down one cent to $3.13 a gallon. The Oregon average ticks down one cent to $3.98 a gallon.
“The quiet summer at the pumps continues as we enter the final weeks of the season including the upcoming Labor Day holiday. With crude oil prices remaining steady, it appears gas prices will stay calm as well,” says Marie Dodds, public affairs director for AAA Oregon/Idaho. “As we enter peak hurricane season, we’ll watch for any storms that could impact production and distribution of oil and gas. Markets also continue to watch what happens in talks with the U.S., Russia, and Ukraine to end the war in Ukraine, which began more than three years ago when Russia invaded Ukraine. If sanctions are eased against Russia, crude oil prices could move lower.”
Labor Day travel promises to be busy this year, capping off a record-setting summer for travel. AAA says the good news for travelers is that flights, hotels and car rentals cost less this year compared to 2024.
The Oregon average for regular gas began 2025 at $3.45 a gallon and is currently at $3.98. The highest price of the year so far is $4.076 on June 24 and 25. The lowest price of the year so far is just under $3.45 a gallon on Jan. 2.
The national average began the year at $3.06 a gallon and is currently at $3.13. The highest price of the year so far is $3.268 on April 4. The lowest price of the year so far is $3.06 on Jan. 5.
Pump prices will likely continue to see just small fluctuations as summer winds down, if WTI crude oil prices remain below $70 per barrel and there are no supply disruptions.
Oregon is one of 39 states and the District of Columbia with lower prices now than a week ago. Michigan (-10 cents) has the biggest week-over-week decline in the nation. Indiana (+5 cents) has the largest week-over-week increase. Most states have just small fluctuations in pump prices this week, with 46 states and the District of Columbia seeing their averages change by a nickel or less.
California ($4.49) has the most expensive gas in the nation for the third week in a row. Hawaii ($4.46) is second, and Washington ($4.40) is third. These are the three states with averages at or above $4 a gallon. This week 26 states and the District of Columbia have averages in the $3 range. There are 21 states with an average in the $2 range this week.
The cheapest gas in the nation is in Oklahoma ($2.67) and Mississippi ($2.69). No state has had an average below $2 a gallon since Jan. 7, 2021, when Mississippi and Texas were below that threshold. At the time, the COVID-19 pandemic drove significant declines in crude oil and gasoline demand in the U.S. and around the world.
The difference between the most expensive and least expensive states is $1.82 this week, compared to $1.80 a week ago.
Oregon is one of eight states where the average price of gas is the same as a month ago. The national average is two cents less than a month ago. Wisconsin (-11 cents) has the largest month-over-month drop in the nation. Colorado (+8 cents) has the largest month-over-month increase.
Washington, Oregon and Alaska are the only states with higher prices now than a year ago. The national average is 28 cents less, while the Washington average is 19 cents more, the Oregon average is 13 cents more, and the Alaska average is two cents more than a year ago. Wisconsin (-49 cents) has the largest yearly drop.
The West Coast region continues to have the most expensive pump prices in the nation with six of the seven states in the top 10.
As mentioned above, California has the most expensive gas in the nation for the third week in a row. Hawaii, Washington, Oregon, Alaska and Nevada round out the top six. Arizona is 13th. Oregon is the fourth most expensive for the 13th week in a row.
Like most other states, the states in the West Coast region have small week-over-week changes.
Arizona (+2 cents) is the only state in the region with a weekly increase. Nevada (-2 cents), Alaska (-1 1/2 cents), Oregon (-1 cent), Washington (-1 cent), California (-four tenths of a cent) and Hawaii (-three tenths of a cent) have small week-over-week declines.
For the week, the national average for diesel dips two cents to $3.70 a gallon. The record high is $5.816 set on June 19, 2022. The Oregon average also slips two cents to $4.47. The record high is $6.47 set on July 3, 2022. A year ago the national average for diesel was $3.73 and the Oregon average was $3.97.
Crude oil prices fell below $63 per barrel last week. This week, markets were weighing talks between President Trump and Ukraine’s President Zelenskyy. An end to the war would boost global oil supplies, as current sanctions on Russia would likely end. Crude prices are also seeing some downward pressure on the decision by OPEC+ to boost output by an additional 547,000 barrels per day starting Sept. 1.
