Gas in Texas averaged $3.21 in 2026 — $3.12 in today’s money
Average, that year
$3.21
In 2025 dollars
$3.12
The average price of a gallon of regular gasoline in Texas across 2026, shown both as it was at the pump and adjusted for inflation to constant 2025 dollars (CPI-U). Figures for 2026 are year-to-date (24 weeks so far).
Across the year
How Texas prices moved through 2026
Weekly average for regular gasoline. The year’s high was $3.96 the week of May 25, 2026; the low was $2.32 the week of January 5, 2026 — a swing of 70.4%.
View the weekly data (24 weeks)
| Week of | Nominal | 2025 $ |
|---|---|---|
| January 5, 2026 | $2.32 | $2.29 |
| January 12, 2026 | $2.35 | $2.32 |
| January 19, 2026 | $2.38 | $2.34 |
| January 26, 2026 | $2.44 | $2.41 |
| February 2, 2026 | $2.44 | $2.40 |
| February 9, 2026 | $2.47 | $2.43 |
| February 16, 2026 | $2.46 | $2.42 |
| February 23, 2026 | $2.53 | $2.49 |
| March 2, 2026 | $2.64 | $2.57 |
| March 9, 2026 | $3.13 | $3.05 |
| March 16, 2026 | $3.40 | $3.32 |
| March 23, 2026 | $3.60 | $3.51 |
| March 30, 2026 | $3.57 | $3.48 |
| April 6, 2026 | $3.78 | $3.66 |
| April 13, 2026 | $3.74 | $3.62 |
| April 20, 2026 | $3.59 | $3.47 |
| April 27, 2026 | $3.66 | $3.55 |
| May 4, 2026 | $3.88 | $3.74 |
| May 11, 2026 | $3.94 | $3.80 |
| May 18, 2026 | $3.89 | $3.75 |
| May 25, 2026 | $3.96 | $3.81 |
| June 1, 2026 | $3.75 | $3.62 |
| June 8, 2026 | $3.56 | $3.43 |
| June 15, 2026 | $3.43 | $3.31 |
Year over year
How 2026 compares, adjusted for inflation
vs. prior year · 2025
+17.5%
2025 averaged $2.65 in 2025 dollars.
vs. following year
No later year on record.
2026 was Texas’s 15th-most-expensive year for gas on record, adjusted for inflation — equivalently, the 13th-cheapest of 27 years (2000–2026).
Every grade
Texas fuel prices by grade in 2026
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 | $3.21 | $3.12 | — |
| Midgrade | $3.70 | $3.60 | +49.7¢ |
| Premium | $4.03 | $3.92 | +82.5¢ |
Common questions
Texas gas prices in 2026, answered
- What was the average price of gas in Texas in 2026?
- The average price of regular gasoline in Texas in 2026 was $3.21 per gallon — about $3.12 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 2026?
- Texas's weekly average for regular gasoline peaked at $3.96 the week of May 25, 2026 and bottomed out at $2.32 the week of January 5, 2026 — a swing of 70.4% across the year.
- Were gas prices in Texas higher in 2026 than in 2025?
- Adjusted for inflation, regular gasoline in Texas was more expensive in 2026 than in 2025, up 17.5% year over year.
- How does 2026 rank for gas prices in Texas history?
- Adjusted for inflation, 2026 was the 15th-most-expensive year for regular gasoline in Texas out of the 27 years EIA has published weekly prices (2000–2026).