Automobile Club of Southern California

07/17/2025 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 07/17/2025 12:26

Auto Club: Gas Prices Drop For Fourth Straight Week

Gas prices in most Southern California areas have dropped to within a dime or less of their lowest levels of 2025 after four straight weeks of price declines, according to the Auto Club's Weekend Gas Watch. The average price for self-serve regular gasoline in California is $4.50, which is three cents lower than a week ago and 23 cents lower than a year ago today. The average national price is $3.15, which is one cent lower than a week ago and 36 cents lower than on this date last year.

The average price of self-serve regular gasoline in the Los Angeles-Long Beach area is $4.50 per gallon, which is three cents lower than last week and 21 cents less than last year. In San Diego, the average price is $4.57, which is four cents lower than last week and 22 cents lower than this time last year.

On the Central Coast, the average price is $4.47, which is four cents less than last week and 42 cents lower than last year. In Riverside, the average per-gallon price is $4.34, which is four cents less than last week and 31 cents lower than a year ago. In Bakersfield, the $4.47 average price is two cents lower than last week and 34 cents lower than a year ago today.

"Oil Price Information Service reports that imported gasoline and high refinery utilization rates are keeping supply steady in Southern California," said Auto Club spokesperson Doug Shupe. "In Los Angeles, today's average price is just nine cents higher than the lowest 2025 price of $4.41 on Jan. 2."

The Weekend Gas Watch monitors the average price of gasoline. As of 9 a.m. on July 17, averages are:

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