The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County dropped Tuesday for the 13th consecutive day, decreasing six-tenths of a cent to $5.922.
The average price has dropped 12.6 cents over the past 13 days, including one-tenth of a cent Monday, according to figures from the AAA and Oil Price Information Service. The streak is the longest since a 13-day streak from Dec. 9-21, 2025.
The average price is 6.3 cents less than one week ago, but 12.4 cents more than one month ago and $1.086 higher than one year ago. It is 57.2 cents less than the record $6.494 set on Oct. 5, 2022.
The run of 12 decreases in 13 days to the Orange County average price ended when it was unchanged, remaining at $5.847. It dropped 13.2 cents during the run, including six-tenths of a cent Monday.
The Orange County average price dropped six consecutive days, rose six-tenths of a cent last Tuesday and resumed dropping Wednesday. It is 5.6 cents less than one week ago, but 7.9 cents more than one month ago and $1.072 higher than one year ago.
The Orange County average price is 61.2 cents less than the record $6.459 set on Oct. 5, 2022.
Prices were rising slightly in line with seasonal norms before the joint U.S./Israel attack on Iran on Feb. 28 sent oil prices higher and drastically accelerated increases at the gas pump. Prices began to fall slightly after the announcement of a ceasefire on April 7, though subsequent peace talks in Pakistan failed to produce a deal.
The national average price dropped for the 11th time in 12 days, decreasing 2 cents to $4.022. It dropped three consecutive days, was unchanged April 14 and resumed falling last Tuesday. It has decreased 14.4 cents over the past 12 days, including six-tenths of a cent Monday.
The national average price is 9.6 cents less than one week ago, but 9,7 cents more than one month ago and 86.9 cents higher than one year ago. It is 99.4 cents less than the record $5.016 set June 14, 2022.
“Average gasoline prices declined in 48 states over the last week … offering a welcome break at pumps,” 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 Monday.
“However, that relief may prove fleeting. Oil prices surged in Sunday night trading after Iran re-closed the Strait of Hormuz and President (Donald) Trump signaled further escalation if Tehran does not come to an agreement.
“With global oil flows remaining at risk, renewed volatility is taking hold, and the continued back-and-forth is making any lasting resolution increasingly fragile. As a result, gasoline prices are likely to rise again in the days ahead … and many of the states that exhibit price cycling could see increases in the next 24-48 hours.”