How gas prices have changed in California in the last week

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January 30, 2026
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How gas prices have changed in California in the last week

compiled statistics on gas prices in California using data from . Gas prices are as of February 3.

California by the numbers
- Gas current price: $4.37
- Week change: +$0.12 (+2.7%)
- Year change: -$0.10 (-2.3%)
- Historical expensive gas price: $6.44 (6/14/22)

- Diesel current price: $4.98
- Week change: +$0.09 (+1.9%)
- Year change: +$0.01 (+0.1%)
- Historical expensive diesel price: $7.01 (6/18/22)

Metros with most expensive gas in California
#1. San Francisco: $4.58
#2. Napa: $4.58
#3. San Rafael: $4.57
#4. San Luis Obispo-Atascadero-Paso Robles: $4.55
#5. Santa Rosa: $4.52
#6. Salinas: $4.48
#7. San Diego: $4.48
#8. Santa Cruz-Watsonville: $4.46
#9. Los Angeles-Long Beach: $4.44
#10. Oakland: $4.43
#11. Ventura: $4.42
#12. Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc: $4.36
#13. Orange County: $4.35
#14. San Jose: $4.34
#15. Sacramento: $4.34
#16. Vallejo-Fairfield: $4.34
#17. Madera-Chowchilla: $4.31
#18. Bakersfield: $4.30
#19. Visalia-Tulare-Porterville: $4.29
#20. Fresno: $4.28
#21. San Bernardino: $4.27
#22. Yolo: $4.27
#23. Riverside: $4.26
#24. Hanford-Corcoran: $4.25
#25. Stockton-Lodi: $4.21
#26. Merced: $4.15
#27. Redding: $4.14
#28. Chico-Paradise: $4.14
#29. Modesto: $4.14
#30. Yuba City: $4.05
#31. El Centro: $4.00

States with the least expensive gas
#1. Oklahoma: $2.37
#2. Arkansas: $2.44
#3. Mississippi: $2.45

Read on to see which states have the most expensive gas prices.

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#5. Oregon

- Regular gas price: $3.48
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#4. Nevada

- Regular gas price: $3.49
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#3. Washington

- Regular gas price: $3.96
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#2. California

- Regular gas price: $4.37
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#1. Hawaii

- Regular gas price: $4.40

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