Gas in Texas averaged $2.65 in 2021 — $3.15 in today’s money
Average, that year
$2.65
In 2025 dollars
$3.15
The average price of a gallon of regular gasoline in Texas across 2021, 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 2021
Weekly average for regular gasoline. The year’s high was $3.06 the week of November 8, 2021; the low was $1.89 the week of January 4, 2021 — a swing of 62.2%.
View the weekly data (52 weeks)
| Week of | Nominal | 2025 $ |
|---|---|---|
| January 4, 2021 | $1.89 | $2.31 |
| January 11, 2021 | $1.98 | $2.43 |
| January 18, 2021 | $2.10 | $2.57 |
| January 25, 2021 | $2.07 | $2.54 |
| February 1, 2021 | $2.08 | $2.54 |
| February 8, 2021 | $2.13 | $2.61 |
| February 15, 2021 | $2.19 | $2.68 |
| February 22, 2021 | $2.33 | $2.84 |
| March 1, 2021 | $2.38 | $2.89 |
| March 8, 2021 | $2.46 | $2.99 |
| March 15, 2021 | $2.58 | $3.13 |
| March 22, 2021 | $2.58 | $3.14 |
| March 29, 2021 | $2.56 | $3.11 |
| April 5, 2021 | $2.54 | $3.07 |
| April 12, 2021 | $2.53 | $3.05 |
| April 19, 2021 | $2.51 | $3.03 |
| April 26, 2021 | $2.54 | $3.07 |
| May 3, 2021 | $2.54 | $3.04 |
| May 10, 2021 | $2.64 | $3.16 |
| May 17, 2021 | $2.76 | $3.31 |
| May 24, 2021 | $2.72 | $3.27 |
| May 31, 2021 | $2.68 | $3.22 |
| June 7, 2021 | $2.66 | $3.17 |
| June 14, 2021 | $2.73 | $3.25 |
| June 21, 2021 | $2.69 | $3.20 |
| June 28, 2021 | $2.75 | $3.27 |
| July 5, 2021 | $2.76 | $3.27 |
| July 12, 2021 | $2.80 | $3.32 |
| July 19, 2021 | $2.81 | $3.32 |
| July 26, 2021 | $2.77 | $3.28 |
| August 2, 2021 | $2.81 | $3.32 |
| August 9, 2021 | $2.80 | $3.31 |
| August 16, 2021 | $2.83 | $3.34 |
| August 23, 2021 | $2.78 | $3.28 |
| August 30, 2021 | $2.73 | $3.23 |
| September 6, 2021 | $2.80 | $3.29 |
| September 13, 2021 | $2.77 | $3.26 |
| September 20, 2021 | $2.75 | $3.24 |
| September 27, 2021 | $2.80 | $3.29 |
| October 4, 2021 | $2.79 | $3.24 |
| October 11, 2021 | $2.89 | $3.36 |
| October 18, 2021 | $2.92 | $3.40 |
| October 25, 2021 | $3.01 | $3.50 |
| November 1, 2021 | $3.01 | $3.48 |
| November 8, 2021 | $3.06 | $3.53 |
| November 15, 2021 | $3.02 | $3.48 |
| November 22, 2021 | $2.97 | $3.43 |
| November 29, 2021 | $2.93 | $3.38 |
| December 6, 2021 | $2.94 | $3.37 |
| December 13, 2021 | $2.88 | $3.31 |
| December 20, 2021 | $2.89 | $3.31 |
| December 27, 2021 | $2.85 | $3.27 |
Year over year
How 2021 compares, adjusted for inflation
2021 was Texas’s 13th-most-expensive year for gas on record, adjusted for inflation — equivalently, the 15th-cheapest of 27 years (2000–2026).
Every grade
Texas fuel prices by grade in 2021
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 | $2.65 | $3.15 | — |
| Midgrade | $3.00 | $3.56 | +34.6¢ |
| Premium | $3.26 | $3.87 | +60.8¢ |
Common questions
Texas gas prices in 2021, answered
- What was the average price of gas in Texas in 2021?
- The average price of regular gasoline in Texas in 2021 was $2.65 per gallon — about $3.15 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 2021?
- Texas's weekly average for regular gasoline peaked at $3.06 the week of November 8, 2021 and bottomed out at $1.89 the week of January 4, 2021 — a swing of 62.2% across the year.
- Were gas prices in Texas higher in 2021 than in 2020?
- Adjusted for inflation, regular gasoline in Texas was more expensive in 2021 than in 2020, up 38.9% year over year.
- How does 2021 rank for gas prices in Texas history?
- Adjusted for inflation, 2021 was the 13th-most-expensive year for regular gasoline in Texas out of the 27 years EIA has published weekly prices (2000–2026).