Gas prices were on the rise again on Monday as the national average price for a gallon of regular gas rose to $3.203. This was a slight increase from Sunday’s price of $3.201. Overall, gas prices are more expensive than a week ago, when regular gas cost $3.174. However, prices are slightly lower than a month ago, when a gallon of regular gas cost drivers in the country $3.217.
Gas prices are a vital topic heading into the 2024 presidential election. With President Joe Biden deciding not to seek reelection, Vice President Kamala Harris, now the Democratic presidential nominee, has to indicate how she will address the country’s gas prices and energy costs and how both affect the economy and people’s finances.
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Monday’s price for a gallon of regular gas remains the lowest since January 2024, when it was $3.075. Despite the recent trend of decreases, gas prices have fluctuated throughout the year and vary significantly among states. Gas prices remain higher today than when former President Donald Trump was in office. Click here to see the cost of gas in different states throughout the country. Read below to see the average prices for a gallon of regular gas in and around Washington, D.C.
Delaware
Gas prices continued to fall in Delaware on Monday. A gallon of regular gas in the state now costs $3.187, a drop from Sunday’s price of $3.19. After several days of sharp increases last week, gas prices in the First State have cooled off a bit. A gallon of regular gas is less expensive than a week ago when it was $3.202. However, gas prices are higher than a month ago, when a gallon of regular gas was only $3.083.
Virginia
The average price for a gallon of regular gas also fell in Virginia on Monday, coming in at $3.131. This was a slight drop from Sunday when it was $3.135. A week ago, gas was less expensive in Virginia, with regular gas costing $3.046 per gallon. The same holds for prices from a month ago, when drivers in Virginia paid $3.062 per gallon for regular gas.
Maryland
Gas prices decreased in Maryland on Monday, as the average gallon of regular gas cost fell to $3.239. This was a slight drop from the weekend when the price of regular gas reached $3.241 per gallon. Gas prices in the state remain slightly more expensive than a week ago when drivers paid $3.234 per gallon. It is also more costly to fill up in Maryland today than a month ago when regular gas was $3.095 per gallon.
Washington, D.C.
Gas prices in Washington, D.C., increased on Monday, with the city’s average for a gallon of regular gas climbing to $3.312 – two cents higher than the end of last week. This was slightly more expensive than a week ago when regular gas was $3.302 per gallon in the nation’s capital. Despite Monday’s small increase, gas prices have dropped in the nation’s capital from a month ago, when regular gas was $3.43 per gallon.
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Georgia
Georgia remained the state with the country’s lowest gas prices on Monday, with a gallon of regular gas now costing drivers in the state $2.703. This was a slight drop from the weekend when regular gas was $2708 per gallon. Monday’s prices are also less expensive than a week ago, when a gallon of regular gas was $2.724. Gas prices on Monday were also considerably cheaper than a month ago, when a gallon of regular gas in the state was $2.98 per gallon.
California
On the flip side, California is the state with the most expensive gas prices in the nation, coming in at $4.676 per gallon. This was an increase from Sunday’s pricing of $4.674 per gallon for regular gas. A week ago, drivers in California paid $4.678 per gallon for regular gas. These prices are less expensive than a month ago in the Golden State when a gallon of regular gas cost $4.769.
This article was originally published at www.washingtonexaminer.com
