SAN ANTONIO – Gas prices reached a new all-time high on Tuesday not only in San Antonio, but across Texas and the United States.
Tuesday’s average price for regular unleaded in San Antonio is now at $3.99, according to AAA. That’s up 26 cents from one week ago.
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The Texas average is now at $4.06 and across the U.S. drivers are paying an average of $4.37 a gallon.
States along the West Coast are among the highest in the country, with gas prices in California and Nevada averaging over five dollars a gallon. California’s prices are the highest at $5.84 a gallon — which is lower than the state’s all-time high of $5.91 set in March.
Georgia is the state with the least expensive average gas price at $3.90 a gallon.
According to AAA, the increase is mostly due to the high cost of crude oil which is about $110 a barrel.
Current San Antonio gas prices:
On Tuesday, gas prices hit a new record high in San Antonio at $3.99 a gallon for regular unleaded. That’s up one cent from the last record high set in March. Diesel is also at its highest price ever at $5.29.
| Source: AAA | Regular Unleaded | Mid | Premium | Diesel |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Antonio highest recorded average price | $3.994 (May 10, 2022) | $5.296 (May 10, 2022) | ||
| San Antonio avg. TODAY (May 10, 2022) | $3.994 | $4.282 | $4.589 | $5.296 |
| San Antonio avg. YESTERDAY | $3.934 | $4.233 | $4.536 | $5.294 |
| San Antonio avg. ONE WEEK AGO | $3.739 | $4.080 | $4.389 | $5.021 |
| San Antonio avg. ONE MONTH AGO | $3.625 | $4.004 | $4.317 | $4.740 |
| San Antonio avg. ONE YEAR AGO | $2.542 | $2.849 | $3.150 | $2.774 |
Gas prices over time in Bexar County and surrounding counties:
Current Texas gas prices:
Gas prices around the state on Tuesday averaged $4.06 and the price of diesel currently sits at $5.25 — both setting new record highs for Texas. Unleaded gas is up more than $1.40 from a year ago and diesel is up more than $2.42 from this date last year.
| Source: AAA | Regular Unleaded | Mid | Premium | Diesel |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas highest recorded avg. price | $4.068 (May 10, 2022) | $5.251 (May 10, 2022) | ||
| Texas avg. TODAY (May 10, 2022) | $4.068 | $4.365 | $4.671 | $5.251 |
| Texas avg. YESTERDAY | $3.995 | $4.303 | $4.610 | $5.245 |
| Texas avg. ONE WEEK AGO | $3.867 | $4.204 | $4.506 | $5.039 |
| Texas avg. ONE MONTH AGO | $3.722 | $4.075 | $4.379 | $4.758 |
| Texas avg. ONE YEAR AGO | $2.665 | $2.964 | $3.259 | $2.825 |
Current U.S. gas prices:
The average price across the United States is now $4.37. Diesel is at $5.55 per gallon.
Until this year, the national record-high average gas price occurred on July 17, 2008, at $4.114. New record highs were set in March and then prices slowly trickled down a bit until late last week.
| Source: AAA | Regular Unleaded | Mid | Premium | Diesel |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. highest recorded avg. price | $4.374 (May 10, 2022) | $5.550 (May 10, 2022) | ||
| U.S. avg. TODAY (May 10, 2022) | $4.374 | $4.724 | $5.011 | $5.550 |
| U.S. avg. YESTERDAY | $4.328 | $4.690 | $4.978 | $5.540 |
| U.S. avg. ONE WEEK AGO | $4.204 | $4.580 | $4.867 | $5.370 |
| U.S. avg. ONE MONTH AGO | $4.116 | $4.526 | $4.804 | $5.046 |
| U.S. avg. ONE YEAR AGO | $2.967 | $3.296 | $3.568 | $3.115 |