Gas in Texas averaged $3.06 in 2023 — $3.23 in today’s money
Average, that year
$3.06
In 2025 dollars
$3.23
The average price of a gallon of regular gasoline in Texas across 2023, 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 2023
Weekly average for regular gasoline. The year’s high was $3.45 the week of August 21, 2023; the low was $2.46 the week of December 18, 2023 — a swing of 40.2%.
View the weekly data (52 weeks)
| Week of | Nominal | 2025 $ |
|---|---|---|
| January 2, 2023 | $2.84 | $3.04 |
| January 9, 2023 | $2.82 | $3.03 |
| January 16, 2023 | $2.92 | $3.13 |
| January 23, 2023 | $3.04 | $3.26 |
| January 30, 2023 | $3.07 | $3.29 |
| February 6, 2023 | $3.04 | $3.25 |
| February 13, 2023 | $2.96 | $3.16 |
| February 20, 2023 | $2.95 | $3.15 |
| February 27, 2023 | $2.84 | $3.04 |
| March 6, 2023 | $2.94 | $3.14 |
| March 13, 2023 | $3.06 | $3.27 |
| March 20, 2023 | $2.98 | $3.18 |
| March 27, 2023 | $3.07 | $3.27 |
| April 3, 2023 | $3.14 | $3.33 |
| April 10, 2023 | $3.24 | $3.45 |
| April 17, 2023 | $3.36 | $3.57 |
| April 24, 2023 | $3.25 | $3.46 |
| May 1, 2023 | $3.11 | $3.30 |
| May 8, 2023 | $2.99 | $3.18 |
| May 15, 2023 | $3.06 | $3.25 |
| May 22, 2023 | $3.00 | $3.18 |
| May 29, 2023 | $3.10 | $3.29 |
| June 5, 2023 | $3.02 | $3.20 |
| June 12, 2023 | $3.15 | $3.33 |
| June 19, 2023 | $3.07 | $3.26 |
| June 26, 2023 | $3.21 | $3.40 |
| July 3, 2023 | $3.11 | $3.29 |
| July 10, 2023 | $3.18 | $3.36 |
| July 17, 2023 | $3.14 | $3.32 |
| July 24, 2023 | $3.25 | $3.44 |
| July 31, 2023 | $3.43 | $3.62 |
| August 7, 2023 | $3.45 | $3.63 |
| August 14, 2023 | $3.38 | $3.56 |
| August 21, 2023 | $3.45 | $3.63 |
| August 28, 2023 | $3.36 | $3.53 |
| September 4, 2023 | $3.34 | $3.50 |
| September 11, 2023 | $3.33 | $3.49 |
| September 18, 2023 | $3.40 | $3.56 |
| September 25, 2023 | $3.31 | $3.47 |
| October 2, 2023 | $3.30 | $3.46 |
| October 9, 2023 | $3.15 | $3.29 |
| October 16, 2023 | $2.99 | $3.13 |
| October 23, 2023 | $2.99 | $3.13 |
| October 30, 2023 | $2.90 | $3.03 |
| November 6, 2023 | $2.80 | $2.93 |
| November 13, 2023 | $2.73 | $2.85 |
| November 20, 2023 | $2.74 | $2.86 |
| November 27, 2023 | $2.64 | $2.76 |
| December 4, 2023 | $2.69 | $2.81 |
| December 11, 2023 | $2.56 | $2.67 |
| December 18, 2023 | $2.46 | $2.57 |
| December 25, 2023 | $2.64 | $2.75 |
Year over year
How 2023 compares, adjusted for inflation
2023 was Texas’s 12th-most-expensive year for gas on record, adjusted for inflation — equivalently, the 16th-cheapest of 27 years (2000–2026).
Every grade
Texas fuel prices by grade in 2023
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 | $3.06 | $3.23 | — |
| Midgrade | $3.48 | $3.67 | +41.9¢ |
| Premium | $3.78 | $4.00 | +72.4¢ |
Common questions
Texas gas prices in 2023, answered
- What was the average price of gas in Texas in 2023?
- The average price of regular gasoline in Texas in 2023 was $3.06 per gallon — about $3.23 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 2023?
- Texas's weekly average for regular gasoline peaked at $3.45 the week of August 21, 2023 and bottomed out at $2.46 the week of December 18, 2023 — a swing of 40.2% across the year.
- Were gas prices in Texas higher in 2023 than in 2022?
- Adjusted for inflation, regular gasoline in Texas was cheaper in 2023 than in 2022, down 15.5% year over year.
- How does 2023 rank for gas prices in Texas history?
- Adjusted for inflation, 2023 was the 12th-most-expensive year for regular gasoline in Texas out of the 27 years EIA has published weekly prices (2000–2026).