Gas in Colorado averaged $3.76 in 2022 — $4.13 in today’s money
The average price of a gallon of regular gasoline in Colorado across 2022, shown both as it was at the pump and adjusted for inflation to constant 2025 dollars (CPI-U).
How Colorado prices moved through 2022
Weekly average for regular gasoline. The year’s high was $4.87 the week of June 20, 2022; the low was $2.72 the week of December 26, 2022 — a swing of 79.2%.
View the weekly data (52 weeks)
| Week of | Nominal | 2025 $ |
|---|---|---|
| January 3, 2022 | $3.25 | $3.71 |
| January 10, 2022 | $3.25 | $3.70 |
| January 17, 2022 | $3.23 | $3.68 |
| January 24, 2022 | $3.23 | $3.68 |
| January 31, 2022 | $3.25 | $3.70 |
| February 7, 2022 | $3.27 | $3.71 |
| February 14, 2022 | $3.28 | $3.72 |
| February 21, 2022 | $3.29 | $3.72 |
| February 28, 2022 | $3.31 | $3.74 |
| March 7, 2022 | $3.75 | $4.19 |
| March 14, 2022 | $3.93 | $4.40 |
| March 21, 2022 | $3.92 | $4.38 |
| March 28, 2022 | $3.93 | $4.40 |
| April 4, 2022 | $3.90 | $4.35 |
| April 11, 2022 | $3.88 | $4.33 |
| April 18, 2022 | $3.90 | $4.35 |
| April 25, 2022 | $3.95 | $4.41 |
| May 2, 2022 | $3.97 | $4.39 |
| May 9, 2022 | $3.98 | $4.40 |
| May 16, 2022 | $4.07 | $4.50 |
| May 23, 2022 | $4.09 | $4.52 |
| May 30, 2022 | $4.20 | $4.64 |
| June 6, 2022 | $4.59 | $5.01 |
| June 13, 2022 | $4.85 | $5.29 |
| June 20, 2022 | $4.87 | $5.32 |
| June 27, 2022 | $4.87 | $5.31 |
| July 4, 2022 | $4.86 | $5.31 |
| July 11, 2022 | $4.82 | $5.27 |
| July 18, 2022 | $4.74 | $5.17 |
| July 25, 2022 | $4.54 | $4.96 |
| August 1, 2022 | $4.32 | $4.71 |
| August 8, 2022 | $4.08 | $4.45 |
| August 15, 2022 | $3.89 | $4.24 |
| August 22, 2022 | $3.81 | $4.16 |
| August 29, 2022 | $3.65 | $3.98 |
| September 5, 2022 | $3.58 | $3.89 |
| September 12, 2022 | $3.51 | $3.81 |
| September 19, 2022 | $3.54 | $3.84 |
| September 26, 2022 | $3.64 | $3.95 |
| October 3, 2022 | $3.56 | $3.85 |
| October 10, 2022 | $3.64 | $3.93 |
| October 17, 2022 | $3.59 | $3.88 |
| October 24, 2022 | $3.49 | $3.77 |
| October 31, 2022 | $3.42 | $3.70 |
| November 7, 2022 | $3.41 | $3.67 |
| November 14, 2022 | $3.35 | $3.62 |
| November 21, 2022 | $3.25 | $3.50 |
| November 28, 2022 | $3.15 | $3.39 |
| December 5, 2022 | $3.04 | $3.27 |
| December 12, 2022 | $2.89 | $3.12 |
| December 19, 2022 | $2.76 | $2.97 |
| December 26, 2022 | $2.72 | $2.93 |
2022: Colorado and the national picture
2022 coincided with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the post-pandemic surge. In Colorado, the weekly average for regular gasoline ran from a low of $2.72 (December 26, 2022) to a high of $4.87 (June 20, 2022). Adjusted for inflation, the year’s average of $4.13 ranks 7th-highest in the state’s weekly record.
How 2022 compares, adjusted for inflation
2022 was Colorado’s 7th-most-expensive year for gas on record, adjusted for inflation — equivalently, the 21st-cheapest of 27 years (2000–2026).
Colorado fuel prices by grade in 2022
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 | $3.76 | $4.13 | — |
| Midgrade | $4.11 | $4.52 | +35.1¢ |
| Premium | $4.41 | $4.86 | +65.7¢ |
Colorado gas prices in 2022, answered
- What was the average price of gas in Colorado in 2022?
- The average price of regular gasoline in Colorado in 2022 was $3.76 per gallon — about $4.13 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 2022?
- Colorado's weekly average for regular gasoline peaked at $4.87 the week of June 20, 2022 and bottomed out at $2.72 the week of December 26, 2022 — a swing of 79.2% across the year.
- Were gas prices in Colorado higher in 2022 than in 2021?
- Adjusted for inflation, regular gasoline in Colorado was more expensive in 2022 than in 2021, up 11.3% year over year.
- How does 2022 rank for gas prices in Colorado history?
- Adjusted for inflation, 2022 was the 7th-most-expensive year for regular gasoline in Colorado out of the 27 years EIA has published weekly prices (2000–2026).