Gas prices: Fuel costs creep up again days away from Memorial Day Weekend
Gas prices are rising just before Memorial Day Weekend, reaching $4.55 per gallon. This marks a 51 cent increase over the past month, with fluctuations largely attributed to ongoing geopolitical tensions. The highest prices are found in the western U.S., while Georgia now has the lowest average gas price in the country at $4.006 per gallon.
- ▪Gas prices rose to $4.55 per gallon on Wednesday, nearing the 2026 high of $4.56.
- ▪This increase marks a 51 cent rise for regular gas over the past month.
- ▪California has the highest gas prices in the nation at $6.145 per gallon.
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Gas prices continue to rise across the country just days before Memorial Day Weekend, the traditionally recognized beginning of summer and the summer driving season. Fuel costs rose to $4.55 per gallon on Wednesday, slowly approaching the current 2026 high of $4.56 per gallon. Gas prices typically increase during this time of year, though the expected summer jump in fuel costs was mostly avoided in 2025. It was the fourth straight day of increases at the pumps for the nation’s drivers. Wednesday’s pricing was over 2 cents per gallon higher than on Tuesday, when gas was $4.533. It also marks a 51 cent per gallon increase for regular gas in a month, according to AAA.
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