Gas in Texas averaged $1.82 in 2020 — $2.27 in today’s money
The average price of a gallon of regular gasoline in Texas across 2020, shown both as it was at the pump and adjusted for inflation to constant 2025 dollars (CPI-U).
How Texas prices moved through 2020
Weekly average for regular gasoline. The year’s high was $2.25 the week of January 6, 2020; the low was $1.43 the week of May 4, 2020 — a swing of 57.6%.
View the weekly data (52 weeks)
| Week of | Nominal | 2025 $ |
|---|---|---|
| January 6, 2020 | $2.25 | $2.80 |
| January 13, 2020 | $2.25 | $2.80 |
| January 20, 2020 | $2.20 | $2.73 |
| January 27, 2020 | $2.17 | $2.69 |
| February 3, 2020 | $2.11 | $2.62 |
| February 10, 2020 | $2.06 | $2.55 |
| February 17, 2020 | $2.05 | $2.54 |
| February 24, 2020 | $2.13 | $2.64 |
| March 2, 2020 | $2.09 | $2.60 |
| March 9, 2020 | $2.03 | $2.54 |
| March 16, 2020 | $1.94 | $2.43 |
| March 23, 2020 | $1.83 | $2.29 |
| March 30, 2020 | $1.75 | $2.18 |
| April 6, 2020 | $1.62 | $2.03 |
| April 13, 2020 | $1.52 | $1.91 |
| April 20, 2020 | $1.49 | $1.87 |
| April 27, 2020 | $1.45 | $1.82 |
| May 4, 2020 | $1.43 | $1.80 |
| May 11, 2020 | $1.45 | $1.82 |
| May 18, 2020 | $1.51 | $1.90 |
| May 25, 2020 | $1.56 | $1.96 |
| June 1, 2020 | $1.58 | $1.98 |
| June 8, 2020 | $1.63 | $2.04 |
| June 15, 2020 | $1.76 | $2.21 |
| June 22, 2020 | $1.80 | $2.25 |
| June 29, 2020 | $1.87 | $2.34 |
| July 6, 2020 | $1.85 | $2.31 |
| July 13, 2020 | $1.86 | $2.32 |
| July 20, 2020 | $1.88 | $2.34 |
| July 27, 2020 | $1.85 | $2.30 |
| August 3, 2020 | $1.84 | $2.29 |
| August 10, 2020 | $1.79 | $2.22 |
| August 17, 2020 | $1.85 | $2.30 |
| August 24, 2020 | $1.86 | $2.31 |
| August 31, 2020 | $1.88 | $2.33 |
| September 7, 2020 | $1.88 | $2.32 |
| September 14, 2020 | $1.84 | $2.28 |
| September 21, 2020 | $1.82 | $2.25 |
| September 28, 2020 | $1.81 | $2.24 |
| October 5, 2020 | $1.79 | $2.22 |
| October 12, 2020 | $1.80 | $2.23 |
| October 19, 2020 | $1.80 | $2.22 |
| October 26, 2020 | $1.81 | $2.23 |
| November 2, 2020 | $1.75 | $2.16 |
| November 9, 2020 | $1.70 | $2.10 |
| November 16, 2020 | $1.75 | $2.16 |
| November 23, 2020 | $1.73 | $2.14 |
| November 30, 2020 | $1.74 | $2.15 |
| December 7, 2020 | $1.81 | $2.23 |
| December 14, 2020 | $1.81 | $2.22 |
| December 21, 2020 | $1.91 | $2.34 |
| December 28, 2020 | $1.89 | $2.33 |
2020: Texas and the national picture
2020 coincided with the COVID-19 pandemic. In Texas, the weekly average for regular gasoline ran from a low of $1.43 (May 4, 2020) to a high of $2.25 (January 6, 2020). Adjusted for inflation, the year’s average of $2.27 ranks 27th-highest in the state’s weekly record.
How 2020 compares, adjusted for inflation
2020 was Texas’s 27th-most-expensive year for gas on record, adjusted for inflation — equivalently, the 1st-cheapest of 27 years (2000–2026).
Texas 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 | $1.82 | $2.27 | — |
| Midgrade | $2.18 | $2.71 | +35.4¢ |
| Premium | $2.44 | $3.03 | +61.3¢ |
Texas gas prices in 2020, answered
- What was the average price of gas in Texas in 2020?
- The average price of regular gasoline in Texas in 2020 was $1.82 per gallon — about $2.27 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 2020?
- Texas's weekly average for regular gasoline peaked at $2.25 the week of January 6, 2020 and bottomed out at $1.43 the week of May 4, 2020 — a swing of 57.6% across the year.
- Were gas prices in Texas higher in 2020 than in 2019?
- Adjusted for inflation, regular gasoline in Texas was cheaper in 2020 than in 2019, down 21.2% year over year.
- How does 2020 rank for gas prices in Texas history?
- Adjusted for inflation, 2020 was the 27th-most-expensive year for regular gasoline in Texas out of the 27 years EIA has published weekly prices (2000–2026).