Gas in Florida averaged $2.07 in 2016 — $2.78 in today’s money
Average, that year
$2.07
In 2025 dollars
$2.78
The average price of a gallon of regular gasoline in Florida across 2016, shown both as it was at the pump and adjusted for inflation to constant 2025 dollars (CPI-U).
Across the year
How Florida prices moved through 2016
Weekly average for regular gasoline. The year’s high was $2.32 the week of June 6, 2016; the low was $1.70 the week of February 29, 2016 — a swing of 36.3%.
View the weekly data (52 weeks)
| Week of | Nominal | 2025 $ |
|---|---|---|
| January 4, 2016 | $1.95 | $2.64 |
| January 11, 2016 | $1.93 | $2.61 |
| January 18, 2016 | $1.86 | $2.52 |
| January 25, 2016 | $1.82 | $2.47 |
| February 1, 2016 | $1.78 | $2.41 |
| February 8, 2016 | $1.74 | $2.36 |
| February 15, 2016 | $1.72 | $2.33 |
| February 22, 2016 | $1.71 | $2.32 |
| February 29, 2016 | $1.70 | $2.31 |
| March 7, 2016 | $1.83 | $2.48 |
| March 14, 2016 | $1.88 | $2.54 |
| March 21, 2016 | $2.01 | $2.72 |
| March 28, 2016 | $2.04 | $2.76 |
| April 4, 2016 | $2.04 | $2.75 |
| April 11, 2016 | $2.02 | $2.72 |
| April 18, 2016 | $2.02 | $2.72 |
| April 25, 2016 | $2.03 | $2.73 |
| May 2, 2016 | $2.19 | $2.95 |
| May 9, 2016 | $2.17 | $2.92 |
| May 16, 2016 | $2.15 | $2.89 |
| May 23, 2016 | $2.16 | $2.91 |
| May 30, 2016 | $2.20 | $2.96 |
| June 6, 2016 | $2.32 | $3.11 |
| June 13, 2016 | $2.31 | $3.09 |
| June 20, 2016 | $2.26 | $3.02 |
| June 27, 2016 | $2.22 | $2.97 |
| July 4, 2016 | $2.19 | $2.94 |
| July 11, 2016 | $2.16 | $2.89 |
| July 18, 2016 | $2.10 | $2.81 |
| July 25, 2016 | $2.05 | $2.75 |
| August 1, 2016 | $2.01 | $2.70 |
| August 8, 2016 | $1.99 | $2.66 |
| August 15, 2016 | $2.04 | $2.74 |
| August 22, 2016 | $2.08 | $2.79 |
| August 29, 2016 | $2.17 | $2.91 |
| September 5, 2016 | $2.19 | $2.92 |
| September 12, 2016 | $2.16 | $2.88 |
| September 19, 2016 | $2.12 | $2.84 |
| September 26, 2016 | $2.11 | $2.82 |
| October 3, 2016 | $2.12 | $2.82 |
| October 10, 2016 | $2.16 | $2.88 |
| October 17, 2016 | $2.23 | $2.97 |
| October 24, 2016 | $2.21 | $2.95 |
| October 31, 2016 | $2.19 | $2.92 |
| November 7, 2016 | $2.16 | $2.87 |
| November 14, 2016 | $2.11 | $2.81 |
| November 21, 2016 | $2.04 | $2.72 |
| November 28, 2016 | $2.04 | $2.72 |
| December 5, 2016 | $2.16 | $2.87 |
| December 12, 2016 | $2.19 | $2.90 |
| December 19, 2016 | $2.31 | $3.06 |
| December 26, 2016 | $2.29 | $3.04 |
Year over year
How 2016 compares, adjusted for inflation
2016 was Florida’s 22nd-most-expensive year for gas on record, adjusted for inflation — equivalently, the 3rd-cheapest of 24 years (2003–2026).
Every grade
Florida 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 | $2.07 | $2.78 | — |
| Midgrade | $2.34 | $3.14 | +27.3¢ |
| Premium | $2.60 | $3.49 | +53.1¢ |
Common questions
Florida gas prices in 2016, answered
- What was the average price of gas in Florida in 2016?
- The average price of regular gasoline in Florida in 2016 was $2.07 per gallon — about $2.78 in 2025 dollars after adjusting for inflation, according to U.S. Energy Information Administration weekly data.
- How high did gas prices get in Florida during 2016?
- Florida's weekly average for regular gasoline peaked at $2.32 the week of June 6, 2016 and bottomed out at $1.70 the week of February 29, 2016 — a swing of 36.3% across the year.
- Were gas prices in Florida higher in 2016 than in 2015?
- Adjusted for inflation, regular gasoline in Florida was cheaper in 2016 than in 2015, down 11.6% year over year.
- How does 2016 rank for gas prices in Florida history?
- Adjusted for inflation, 2016 was the 22nd-most-expensive year for regular gasoline in Florida out of the 24 years EIA has published weekly prices (2003–2026).