The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Riverside County rose 1 cent Sunday to $5.868, its highest amount since Oct. 7, 2023.
The average price has increased 65 of the last 67 days and is 3.4 cents more than one week ago, $1.097 more than one month ago and $1.058 more than one year ago, according to figures from the AAA and Oil Price Information Service. It is 50.5 cents less than the record $6.373 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.
The national average price rose six-tenths of a cent to $4.11, its highest amount since Aug. 5, 2022. The national average price is 13 cents more than one week ago, 85.9 cents more than one month ago and 84.8 cents more than one year ago. It is 90.6 cents less than the record $5.016 set on June 14, 2022.