Gas in Massachusetts averaged $2.14 in 2020 — $2.66 in today’s money
The average price of a gallon of regular gasoline in Massachusetts across 2020, shown both as it was at the pump and adjusted for inflation to constant 2025 dollars (CPI-U).
How Massachusetts prices moved through 2020
Weekly average for regular gasoline. The year’s high was $2.56 the week of January 6, 2020; the low was $1.84 the week of May 4, 2020 — a swing of 39.1%.
View the weekly data (52 weeks)
| Week of | Nominal | 2025 $ |
|---|---|---|
| January 6, 2020 | $2.56 | $3.19 |
| January 13, 2020 | $2.56 | $3.18 |
| January 20, 2020 | $2.55 | $3.17 |
| January 27, 2020 | $2.54 | $3.16 |
| February 3, 2020 | $2.52 | $3.12 |
| February 10, 2020 | $2.49 | $3.09 |
| February 17, 2020 | $2.46 | $3.06 |
| February 24, 2020 | $2.48 | $3.08 |
| March 2, 2020 | $2.45 | $3.06 |
| March 9, 2020 | $2.42 | $3.02 |
| March 16, 2020 | $2.30 | $2.87 |
| March 23, 2020 | $2.17 | $2.71 |
| March 30, 2020 | $2.05 | $2.56 |
| April 6, 2020 | $1.98 | $2.48 |
| April 13, 2020 | $1.91 | $2.40 |
| April 20, 2020 | $1.87 | $2.35 |
| April 27, 2020 | $1.85 | $2.33 |
| May 4, 2020 | $1.84 | $2.32 |
| May 11, 2020 | $1.88 | $2.37 |
| May 18, 2020 | $1.90 | $2.40 |
| May 25, 2020 | $1.95 | $2.46 |
| June 1, 2020 | $1.96 | $2.46 |
| June 8, 2020 | $2.00 | $2.50 |
| June 15, 2020 | $2.01 | $2.52 |
| June 22, 2020 | $2.04 | $2.55 |
| June 29, 2020 | $2.08 | $2.60 |
| July 6, 2020 | $2.08 | $2.60 |
| July 13, 2020 | $2.09 | $2.60 |
| July 20, 2020 | $2.09 | $2.61 |
| July 27, 2020 | $2.09 | $2.60 |
| August 3, 2020 | $2.09 | $2.59 |
| August 10, 2020 | $2.09 | $2.59 |
| August 17, 2020 | $2.08 | $2.59 |
| August 24, 2020 | $2.08 | $2.58 |
| August 31, 2020 | $2.13 | $2.65 |
| September 7, 2020 | $2.11 | $2.61 |
| September 14, 2020 | $2.10 | $2.60 |
| September 21, 2020 | $2.09 | $2.59 |
| September 28, 2020 | $2.08 | $2.57 |
| October 5, 2020 | $2.06 | $2.55 |
| October 12, 2020 | $2.07 | $2.56 |
| October 19, 2020 | $2.06 | $2.55 |
| October 26, 2020 | $2.05 | $2.54 |
| November 2, 2020 | $2.04 | $2.52 |
| November 9, 2020 | $2.04 | $2.52 |
| November 16, 2020 | $2.05 | $2.52 |
| November 23, 2020 | $2.04 | $2.51 |
| November 30, 2020 | $2.05 | $2.53 |
| December 7, 2020 | $2.08 | $2.55 |
| December 14, 2020 | $2.12 | $2.61 |
| December 21, 2020 | $2.17 | $2.67 |
| December 28, 2020 | $2.19 | $2.69 |
2020: Massachusetts and the national picture
2020 coincided with the COVID-19 pandemic. In Massachusetts, the weekly average for regular gasoline ran from a low of $1.84 (May 4, 2020) to a high of $2.56 (January 6, 2020). Adjusted for inflation, the year’s average of $2.66 ranks 24th-highest in the state’s weekly record.
How 2020 compares, adjusted for inflation
2020 was Massachusetts’s 24th-most-expensive year for gas on record, adjusted for inflation — equivalently, the 1st-cheapest of 24 years (2003–2026).
Massachusetts fuel prices by grade in 2020
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 | $2.14 | $2.66 | — |
| Midgrade | $2.49 | $3.10 | +35.6¢ |
| Premium | $2.69 | $3.35 | +55.5¢ |
Massachusetts gas prices in 2020, answered
- What was the average price of gas in Massachusetts in 2020?
- The average price of regular gasoline in Massachusetts in 2020 was $2.14 per gallon — about $2.66 in 2025 dollars after adjusting for inflation, according to U.S. Energy Information Administration weekly data.
- How high did gas prices get in Massachusetts during 2020?
- Massachusetts's weekly average for regular gasoline peaked at $2.56 the week of January 6, 2020 and bottomed out at $1.84 the week of May 4, 2020 — a swing of 39.1% across the year.
- Were gas prices in Massachusetts higher in 2020 than in 2019?
- Adjusted for inflation, regular gasoline in Massachusetts was cheaper in 2020 than in 2019, down 18.2% year over year.
- How does 2020 rank for gas prices in Massachusetts history?
- Adjusted for inflation, 2020 was the 24th-most-expensive year for regular gasoline in Massachusetts out of the 24 years EIA has published weekly prices (2003–2026).