The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County increased three-tenths of a cent Thursday to $4.432, after dropping eight of the previous nine days to its lowest amount since Jan. 4.
The average price is 1.8 cents less than one week ago and 28.4 cents less than one month ago, but 1.9 cents more than one year ago, according to figures from the AAA and the Oil Price Information Service. It has dropped $2.062 since rising to a record $6.494 on Oct. 5, 2022.
The Orange County average price also rose three-tenths of a cent to $4.312, after dropping for five straight days to its lowest amount since Dec. 20, 2024.
The Orange County average price is at its lowest amount to start a year since 2021, and is 2.4 cents less than one week ago, 33.1 cents less than one month ago and 3.1 cents less than one year ago. It has dropped $2.147 since rising to a record $6.459 on Oct. 5, 2022.
The national average price dropped six-tenths of a cent to $2.833, after back-to-back increases totaling 1.4 cents. It is 1.4 cents less than one week ago, 16.8 cents less than one month ago and 22.9 cents less than one year ago.
The national average price has dropped $2.183 since rising to a record $5.016 on June 14, 2022.
“2025 wasn’t a year of dramatic spikes or collapses — it was a year of rare stability,” Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy, which provides real-time gas price information from more than 150,000 stations, said in a statement released Tuesday.
“Prices still followed a seasonal pattern, but they stayed confined to one of the narrowest ranges drivers have seen in years. When drivers look back, 2025 will stand out as one of the calmest years at the pump in modern history. That level of stability is unusual, and it may not be fully appreciated until volatility returns.”