Gas in Colorado averaged $2.04 in 2016 — $2.73 in today’s money
Average, that year
$2.04
In 2025 dollars
$2.73
The average price of a gallon of regular gasoline in Colorado across 2016, shown both as it was at the pump and adjusted for inflation to constant 2025 dollars (CPI-U).
Across the year
How Colorado prices moved through 2016
Weekly average for regular gasoline. The year’s high was $2.26 the week of June 20, 2016; the low was $1.54 the week of February 22, 2016 — a swing of 46.8%.
View the weekly data (52 weeks)
| Week of | Nominal | 2025 $ |
|---|---|---|
| January 4, 2016 | $1.84 | $2.50 |
| January 11, 2016 | $1.83 | $2.48 |
| January 18, 2016 | $1.78 | $2.41 |
| January 25, 2016 | $1.74 | $2.35 |
| February 1, 2016 | $1.68 | $2.28 |
| February 8, 2016 | $1.63 | $2.21 |
| February 15, 2016 | $1.55 | $2.11 |
| February 22, 2016 | $1.54 | $2.09 |
| February 29, 2016 | $1.65 | $2.24 |
| March 7, 2016 | $1.78 | $2.41 |
| March 14, 2016 | $1.90 | $2.57 |
| March 21, 2016 | $1.93 | $2.62 |
| March 28, 2016 | $1.95 | $2.64 |
| April 4, 2016 | $1.95 | $2.62 |
| April 11, 2016 | $1.93 | $2.60 |
| April 18, 2016 | $2.05 | $2.76 |
| April 25, 2016 | $2.06 | $2.78 |
| May 2, 2016 | $2.10 | $2.82 |
| May 9, 2016 | $2.13 | $2.86 |
| May 16, 2016 | $2.13 | $2.87 |
| May 23, 2016 | $2.22 | $2.98 |
| May 30, 2016 | $2.24 | $3.01 |
| June 6, 2016 | $2.24 | $3.00 |
| June 13, 2016 | $2.25 | $3.02 |
| June 20, 2016 | $2.26 | $3.03 |
| June 27, 2016 | $2.25 | $3.01 |
| July 4, 2016 | $2.23 | $2.99 |
| July 11, 2016 | $2.21 | $2.96 |
| July 18, 2016 | $2.19 | $2.93 |
| July 25, 2016 | $2.16 | $2.89 |
| August 1, 2016 | $2.12 | $2.83 |
| August 8, 2016 | $2.08 | $2.78 |
| August 15, 2016 | $2.06 | $2.76 |
| August 22, 2016 | $2.11 | $2.82 |
| August 29, 2016 | $2.19 | $2.93 |
| September 5, 2016 | $2.19 | $2.92 |
| September 12, 2016 | $2.18 | $2.91 |
| September 19, 2016 | $2.16 | $2.88 |
| September 26, 2016 | $2.14 | $2.86 |
| October 3, 2016 | $2.15 | $2.87 |
| October 10, 2016 | $2.16 | $2.88 |
| October 17, 2016 | $2.16 | $2.88 |
| October 24, 2016 | $2.16 | $2.88 |
| October 31, 2016 | $2.15 | $2.87 |
| November 7, 2016 | $2.12 | $2.82 |
| November 14, 2016 | $2.08 | $2.77 |
| November 21, 2016 | $2.03 | $2.70 |
| November 28, 2016 | $1.99 | $2.65 |
| December 5, 2016 | $2.00 | $2.66 |
| December 12, 2016 | $2.04 | $2.70 |
| December 19, 2016 | $2.09 | $2.77 |
| December 26, 2016 | $2.15 | $2.86 |
Year over year
How 2016 compares, adjusted for inflation
2016 was Colorado’s 24th-most-expensive year for gas on record, adjusted for inflation — equivalently, the 4th-cheapest of 27 years (2000–2026).
Every grade
Colorado fuel prices by grade in 2016
Year-average price per grade. Premium figures are the spread drivers paid for higher-octane fuel that year.
| Grade | Avg / gal | 2025 $ | vs. regular |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular | $2.04 | $2.73 | — |
| Midgrade | $2.30 | $3.08 | +26.1¢ |
| Premium | $2.55 | $3.42 | +51.1¢ |
Common questions
Colorado gas prices in 2016, answered
- What was the average price of gas in Colorado in 2016?
- The average price of regular gasoline in Colorado in 2016 was $2.04 per gallon — about $2.73 in 2025 dollars after adjusting for inflation, according to U.S. Energy Information Administration weekly data.
- How high did gas prices get in Colorado during 2016?
- Colorado's weekly average for regular gasoline peaked at $2.26 the week of June 20, 2016 and bottomed out at $1.54 the week of February 22, 2016 — a swing of 46.8% across the year.
- Were gas prices in Colorado higher in 2016 than in 2015?
- Adjusted for inflation, regular gasoline in Colorado was cheaper in 2016 than in 2015, down 13.6% year over year.
- How does 2016 rank for gas prices in Colorado history?
- Adjusted for inflation, 2016 was the 24th-most-expensive year for regular gasoline in Colorado out of the 27 years EIA has published weekly prices (2000–2026).