Gas in Colorado averaged $2.55 in 2019 — $3.20 in today’s money
Average, that year
$2.55
In 2025 dollars
$3.20
The average price of a gallon of regular gasoline in Colorado across 2019, 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 2019
Weekly average for regular gasoline. The year’s high was $2.83 the week of June 3, 2019; the low was $1.96 the week of February 11, 2019 — a swing of 44.7%.
View the weekly data (52 weeks)
| Week of | Nominal | 2025 $ |
|---|---|---|
| January 7, 2019 | $2.17 | $2.77 |
| January 14, 2019 | $2.07 | $2.64 |
| January 21, 2019 | $2.04 | $2.60 |
| January 28, 2019 | $2.02 | $2.57 |
| February 4, 2019 | $1.96 | $2.49 |
| February 11, 2019 | $1.96 | $2.48 |
| February 18, 2019 | $2.03 | $2.58 |
| February 25, 2019 | $2.12 | $2.69 |
| March 4, 2019 | $2.17 | $2.75 |
| March 11, 2019 | $2.23 | $2.82 |
| March 18, 2019 | $2.33 | $2.94 |
| March 25, 2019 | $2.42 | $3.06 |
| April 1, 2019 | $2.48 | $3.12 |
| April 8, 2019 | $2.53 | $3.20 |
| April 15, 2019 | $2.63 | $3.32 |
| April 22, 2019 | $2.69 | $3.40 |
| April 29, 2019 | $2.75 | $3.47 |
| May 6, 2019 | $2.78 | $3.50 |
| May 13, 2019 | $2.81 | $3.55 |
| May 20, 2019 | $2.82 | $3.55 |
| May 27, 2019 | $2.83 | $3.56 |
| June 3, 2019 | $2.83 | $3.57 |
| June 10, 2019 | $2.79 | $3.51 |
| June 17, 2019 | $2.75 | $3.46 |
| June 24, 2019 | $2.69 | $3.40 |
| July 1, 2019 | $2.67 | $3.35 |
| July 8, 2019 | $2.64 | $3.33 |
| July 15, 2019 | $2.64 | $3.33 |
| July 22, 2019 | $2.60 | $3.27 |
| July 29, 2019 | $2.56 | $3.22 |
| August 5, 2019 | $2.52 | $3.17 |
| August 12, 2019 | $2.51 | $3.15 |
| August 19, 2019 | $2.48 | $3.12 |
| August 26, 2019 | $2.47 | $3.11 |
| September 2, 2019 | $2.47 | $3.11 |
| September 9, 2019 | $2.50 | $3.14 |
| September 16, 2019 | $2.56 | $3.22 |
| September 23, 2019 | $2.67 | $3.35 |
| September 30, 2019 | $2.69 | $3.37 |
| October 7, 2019 | $2.69 | $3.36 |
| October 14, 2019 | $2.69 | $3.37 |
| October 21, 2019 | $2.72 | $3.40 |
| October 28, 2019 | $2.73 | $3.42 |
| November 4, 2019 | $2.78 | $3.47 |
| November 11, 2019 | $2.77 | $3.45 |
| November 18, 2019 | $2.79 | $3.48 |
| November 25, 2019 | $2.76 | $3.45 |
| December 2, 2019 | $2.77 | $3.45 |
| December 9, 2019 | $2.78 | $3.46 |
| December 16, 2019 | $2.73 | $3.40 |
| December 23, 2019 | $2.69 | $3.35 |
| December 30, 2019 | $2.66 | $3.31 |
Year over year
How 2019 compares, adjusted for inflation
2019 was Colorado’s 16th-most-expensive year for gas on record, adjusted for inflation — equivalently, the 12th-cheapest of 27 years (2000–2026).
Every grade
Colorado fuel prices by grade in 2019
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 | $2.55 | $3.20 | — |
| Midgrade | $2.82 | $3.55 | +27.7¢ |
| Premium | $3.11 | $3.92 | +56.8¢ |
Common questions
Colorado gas prices in 2019, answered
- What was the average price of gas in Colorado in 2019?
- The average price of regular gasoline in Colorado in 2019 was $2.55 per gallon — about $3.20 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 2019?
- Colorado's weekly average for regular gasoline peaked at $2.83 the week of June 3, 2019 and bottomed out at $1.96 the week of February 11, 2019 — a swing of 44.7% across the year.
- Were gas prices in Colorado higher in 2019 than in 2018?
- Adjusted for inflation, regular gasoline in Colorado was cheaper in 2019 than in 2018, down 5.2% year over year.
- How does 2019 rank for gas prices in Colorado history?
- Adjusted for inflation, 2019 was the 16th-most-expensive year for regular gasoline in Colorado out of the 27 years EIA has published weekly prices (2000–2026).