Gas in Texas averaged $1.91 in 2016 — $2.57 in today’s money
Average, that year
$1.91
In 2025 dollars
$2.57
The average price of a gallon of regular gasoline in Texas across 2016, shown both as it was at the pump and adjusted for inflation to constant 2025 dollars (CPI-U).
Across the year
How Texas prices moved through 2016
Weekly average for regular gasoline. The year’s high was $2.15 the week of June 6, 2016; the low was $1.52 the week of February 22, 2016 — a swing of 41.4%.
View the weekly data (52 weeks)
| Week of | Nominal | 2025 $ |
|---|---|---|
| January 4, 2016 | $1.75 | $2.37 |
| January 11, 2016 | $1.73 | $2.34 |
| January 18, 2016 | $1.67 | $2.26 |
| January 25, 2016 | $1.63 | $2.21 |
| February 1, 2016 | $1.59 | $2.15 |
| February 8, 2016 | $1.56 | $2.12 |
| February 15, 2016 | $1.53 | $2.07 |
| February 22, 2016 | $1.52 | $2.06 |
| February 29, 2016 | $1.55 | $2.10 |
| March 7, 2016 | $1.60 | $2.17 |
| March 14, 2016 | $1.74 | $2.35 |
| March 21, 2016 | $1.81 | $2.45 |
| March 28, 2016 | $1.87 | $2.53 |
| April 4, 2016 | $1.89 | $2.54 |
| April 11, 2016 | $1.84 | $2.49 |
| April 18, 2016 | $1.92 | $2.58 |
| April 25, 2016 | $1.92 | $2.58 |
| May 2, 2016 | $1.98 | $2.67 |
| May 9, 2016 | $1.99 | $2.67 |
| May 16, 2016 | $1.98 | $2.66 |
| May 23, 2016 | $2.07 | $2.78 |
| May 30, 2016 | $2.09 | $2.81 |
| June 6, 2016 | $2.15 | $2.88 |
| June 13, 2016 | $2.15 | $2.88 |
| June 20, 2016 | $2.11 | $2.83 |
| June 27, 2016 | $2.12 | $2.84 |
| July 4, 2016 | $2.09 | $2.81 |
| July 11, 2016 | $2.06 | $2.76 |
| July 18, 2016 | $2.02 | $2.71 |
| July 25, 2016 | $2.00 | $2.68 |
| August 1, 2016 | $1.96 | $2.62 |
| August 8, 2016 | $1.94 | $2.60 |
| August 15, 2016 | $1.95 | $2.61 |
| August 22, 2016 | $1.98 | $2.65 |
| August 29, 2016 | $2.01 | $2.69 |
| September 5, 2016 | $2.02 | $2.69 |
| September 12, 2016 | $1.97 | $2.63 |
| September 19, 2016 | $1.94 | $2.60 |
| September 26, 2016 | $1.93 | $2.58 |
| October 3, 2016 | $1.98 | $2.64 |
| October 10, 2016 | $2.01 | $2.68 |
| October 17, 2016 | $2.02 | $2.68 |
| October 24, 2016 | $2.05 | $2.73 |
| October 31, 2016 | $2.04 | $2.72 |
| November 7, 2016 | $2.01 | $2.67 |
| November 14, 2016 | $1.97 | $2.62 |
| November 21, 2016 | $1.91 | $2.54 |
| November 28, 2016 | $1.90 | $2.52 |
| December 5, 2016 | $1.96 | $2.61 |
| December 12, 2016 | $1.99 | $2.64 |
| December 19, 2016 | $2.05 | $2.72 |
| December 26, 2016 | $2.07 | $2.75 |
Year over year
How 2016 compares, adjusted for inflation
2016 was Texas’s 23rd-most-expensive year for gas on record, adjusted for inflation — equivalently, the 5th-cheapest of 27 years (2000–2026).
Every grade
Texas 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 | $1.91 | $2.57 | — |
| Midgrade | $2.17 | $2.91 | +25.2¢ |
| Premium | $2.39 | $3.21 | +47.6¢ |
Common questions
Texas gas prices in 2016, answered
- What was the average price of gas in Texas in 2016?
- The average price of regular gasoline in Texas in 2016 was $1.91 per gallon — about $2.57 in 2025 dollars after adjusting for inflation, according to U.S. Energy Information Administration weekly data.
- How high did gas prices get in Texas during 2016?
- Texas's weekly average for regular gasoline peaked at $2.15 the week of June 6, 2016 and bottomed out at $1.52 the week of February 22, 2016 — a swing of 41.4% across the year.
- Were gas prices in Texas higher in 2016 than in 2015?
- Adjusted for inflation, regular gasoline in Texas was cheaper in 2016 than in 2015, down 12.9% year over year.
- How does 2016 rank for gas prices in Texas history?
- Adjusted for inflation, 2016 was the 23rd-most-expensive year for regular gasoline in Texas out of the 27 years EIA has published weekly prices (2000–2026).