GasBuddy: Average Albany gas prices drop 3.1 cents

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Average gasoline prices in Albany have fallen 3.1 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.54/g today, according to GasBuddy's survey of 546 stations in Albany. Prices in Albany are 6.2 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and stand 39.7 cents per gallon lower than a year ago. The national average price of diesel has fallen 2.3 cents in the last week and stands at $3.76 per gallon.

According to GasBuddy price reports, the cheapest station in Albany was priced at $3.19/g yesterday while the most expensive was $3.75/g, a difference of 56.0 cents per gallon. The lowest price in the state yesterday was $2.95/g while the highest was $4.69/g, a difference of $1.74/g.

The national average price of gasoline has fallen 3.5 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.44/g today. The national average is down 5.6 cents per gallon from a month ago and stands 37.2 cents per gallon lower than a year ago, according to GasBuddy data compiled from more than 11 million weekly price reports covering over 150,000 gas stations across the country.

Historical gasoline prices in Albany and the national average going back ten years:

August 5, 2023: $3.93/g (U.S. Average: $3.81/g)
August 5, 2022: $4.42/g (U.S. Average: $4.06/g)
August 5, 2021: $3.16/g (U.S. Average: $3.19/g)
August 5, 2020: $2.27/g (U.S. Average: $2.17/g)
August 5, 2019: $2.73/g (U.S. Average: $2.70/g)
August 5, 2018: $2.89/g (U.S. Average: $2.86/g)
August 5, 2017: $2.35/g (U.S. Average: $2.34/g)
August 5, 2016: $2.17/g (U.S. Average: $2.12/g)
August 5, 2015: $2.72/g (U.S. Average: $2.63/g)
August 5, 2014: $3.69/g (U.S. Average: $3.48/g)

Neighboring areas and their current gas prices:

Waterbury- $3.56/g, up 4.7 cents per gallon from last week's $3.51/g.
Hartford- $3.45/g, down 3.1 cents per gallon from last week's $3.48/g.
Springfield- $3.33/g, down 4.0 cents per gallon from last week's $3.37/g.