ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ/GasBuddy News Release) – Average gasoline prices in Roanoke have fallen 4.9 cents per gallon over the past week, averaging $3.17/g on Monday, Aug. 26, according to a GasBuddy survey of 155 Roanoke gas stations. Prices in Roanoke are 14.3 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and 34.6 cents per gallon lower than a year ago.
The national average price of diesel fell 3.2 cents last week to $3.67 per gallon, a multi-year low.
According to GasBuddy’s price reports, the cheapest gas station in Roanoke on Sunday was $2.87/g, while the most expensive was $3.59/g, a difference of 72.0 cents per gallon. The lowest price in the state on Sunday was $2.81/g, while the highest was $3.99/g, a difference of $1.18/g.
The national average price of gasoline fell 6.2 cents per gallon over the past week and is averaging $3.30 per gallon today. The national average is down 20.7 cents per gallon from last month and is 49.2 cents per gallon lower than last year, according to data from GasBuddy compiled from more than 11 million weekly price reports from over 150,000 gas stations across the country.
“It seems fitting that the national average has fallen for four weeks in a row leading up to Labor Day to its lowest level since February, giving Americans one last chance to hit the road when gasoline prices aren’t as big of a deal,” said Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy. “GasBuddy is currently monitoring eight states where average gasoline prices are already below the $3 per gallon mark, and nearly 20% of gas stations nationwide are selling gas for $2.99 or less. Those numbers will look better week by week as we move into fall. GasBuddy’s Labor Day travel forecast, released tomorrow, will provide more good news about the millions of dollars Americans who travel by car will save compared to last year.”
Historical gasoline prices in Roanoke and the national average for the last ten years:
August 26, 2023: $3.52/g (US average: $3.80/g)
August 26, 2022: $3.42/g (US average: $3.84/g)
August 26, 2021: $2.87/g (US average: $3.14/g)
August 26, 2020: $2.03/g (US average: $2.23/g)
August 26, 2019: $2.32/g (US average: $2.58/g)
August 26, 2018: $2.52/g (US average: $2.83/g)
August 26, 2017: $2.13/g (US average: $2.36/g)
August 26, 2016: $2.00/g (US average: $2.21/g)
August 26, 2015: $2.19/g (US average: $2.56/g)
August 26, 2014: $3.08/g (US average: $3.43/g)
Neighbouring towns and their current gas prices:
Greensboro – $3.07/g, down 6.8 cents per gallon from the previous week’s $3.13/g.
Winston-Salem – $3.07/g, down 4.9 cents per gallon from the previous week’s $3.12/g.
Virginia – $3.21/g, down 6.6 cents per gallon from the previous week’s $3.27/g.
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