Gas in Washington averaged $3.64 in 2013 — $5.04 in today’s money
Average, that year
$3.64
In 2025 dollars
$5.04
The average price of a gallon of regular gasoline in Washington across 2013, shown both as it was at the pump and adjusted for inflation to constant 2025 dollars (CPI-U).
Across the year
How Washington prices moved through 2013
Weekly average for regular gasoline. The year’s high was $4.01 the week of May 20, 2013; the low was $3.28 the week of December 2, 2013 — a swing of 22.2%.
View the weekly data (52 weeks)
| Week of | Nominal | 2025 $ |
|---|---|---|
| January 7, 2013 | $3.41 | $4.74 |
| January 14, 2013 | $3.38 | $4.70 |
| January 21, 2013 | $3.35 | $4.65 |
| January 28, 2013 | $3.36 | $4.67 |
| February 4, 2013 | $3.48 | $4.81 |
| February 11, 2013 | $3.57 | $4.93 |
| February 18, 2013 | $3.65 | $5.04 |
| February 25, 2013 | $3.75 | $5.18 |
| March 4, 2013 | $3.80 | $5.26 |
| March 11, 2013 | $3.82 | $5.29 |
| March 18, 2013 | $3.80 | $5.27 |
| March 25, 2013 | $3.75 | $5.20 |
| April 1, 2013 | $3.73 | $5.19 |
| April 8, 2013 | $3.74 | $5.19 |
| April 15, 2013 | $3.71 | $5.16 |
| April 22, 2013 | $3.67 | $5.09 |
| April 29, 2013 | $3.64 | $5.06 |
| May 6, 2013 | $3.72 | $5.16 |
| May 13, 2013 | $3.94 | $5.47 |
| May 20, 2013 | $4.01 | $5.57 |
| May 27, 2013 | $3.96 | $5.50 |
| June 3, 2013 | $3.87 | $5.36 |
| June 10, 2013 | $3.83 | $5.30 |
| June 17, 2013 | $3.80 | $5.26 |
| June 24, 2013 | $3.80 | $5.26 |
| July 1, 2013 | $3.77 | $5.21 |
| July 8, 2013 | $3.77 | $5.21 |
| July 15, 2013 | $3.88 | $5.36 |
| July 22, 2013 | $3.93 | $5.43 |
| July 29, 2013 | $3.92 | $5.41 |
| August 5, 2013 | $3.89 | $5.36 |
| August 12, 2013 | $3.84 | $5.30 |
| August 19, 2013 | $3.77 | $5.20 |
| August 26, 2013 | $3.73 | $5.14 |
| September 2, 2013 | $3.72 | $5.12 |
| September 9, 2013 | $3.72 | $5.13 |
| September 16, 2013 | $3.75 | $5.17 |
| September 23, 2013 | $3.74 | $5.15 |
| September 30, 2013 | $3.67 | $5.05 |
| October 7, 2013 | $3.61 | $4.98 |
| October 14, 2013 | $3.54 | $4.88 |
| October 21, 2013 | $3.49 | $4.80 |
| October 28, 2013 | $3.43 | $4.72 |
| November 4, 2013 | $3.38 | $4.65 |
| November 11, 2013 | $3.33 | $4.58 |
| November 18, 2013 | $3.30 | $4.53 |
| November 25, 2013 | $3.29 | $4.52 |
| December 2, 2013 | $3.28 | $4.50 |
| December 9, 2013 | $3.30 | $4.53 |
| December 16, 2013 | $3.30 | $4.52 |
| December 23, 2013 | $3.31 | $4.54 |
| December 30, 2013 | $3.32 | $4.56 |
Year over year
How 2013 compares, adjusted for inflation
2013 was Washington’s 4th-most-expensive year for gas on record, adjusted for inflation — equivalently, the 21st-cheapest of 24 years (2003–2026).
Every grade
Washington fuel prices by grade in 2013
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 | $3.64 | $5.04 | — |
| Midgrade | $3.78 | $5.22 | +13.1¢ |
| Premium | $3.90 | $5.38 | +25.1¢ |
Common questions
Washington gas prices in 2013, answered
- What was the average price of gas in Washington in 2013?
- The average price of regular gasoline in Washington in 2013 was $3.64 per gallon — about $5.04 in 2025 dollars after adjusting for inflation, according to U.S. Energy Information Administration weekly data.
- How high did gas prices get in Washington during 2013?
- Washington's weekly average for regular gasoline peaked at $4.01 the week of May 20, 2013 and bottomed out at $3.28 the week of December 2, 2013 — a swing of 22.2% across the year.
- Were gas prices in Washington higher in 2013 than in 2012?
- Adjusted for inflation, regular gasoline in Washington was cheaper in 2013 than in 2012, down 6.4% year over year.
- How does 2013 rank for gas prices in Washington history?
- Adjusted for inflation, 2013 was the 4th-most-expensive year for regular gasoline in Washington out of the 24 years EIA has published weekly prices (2003–2026).