Miami gas prices just dropped again. What to know about how much and what’s ahead
Drivers will be happier this week. Gas prices continue to fall in Florida, Miami and across the country.
Perhaps you noticed if you hit the road to attend a college graduation over the weekend. Or may you’ll feel the relief on a Mother’s Day trip.
Gas prices in the Miami area went down more than 5 cents a gallon this week. That’s on top of a 5-cent drop the week before.
Here’s what to know about prices:
Cheapest and most expensive gas in the Miami area
▪ The cheapest gas in the Miami area: $2.99 a gallon on Monday, according to GasBuddy.
▪ The highest price: $4.74 a gallon.
▪ The average price: $3.59, down 5.1 cents a gallon from last week.
Florida price at the pump
Average: The average price for a gallon of gas in Florida on Monday, according to AAA, was $3.55, down about 9 cents.
Gas prices around Florida
Cape Coral: $3.58 a gallon
Naples: $3.67
Sarasota: $3.56
U.S. price at the pump
Average: The average price for a gallon of gas across the country on Monday, according to AAA, was $3.53, down about 8 cents.
What the experts are saying
Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy: “For the third straight week, consumers have been greeted by falling gasoline prices across a majority of the country, thanks to oil prices holding near recent lows and the transition to summer gasoline being essentially complete. While there have been a few pockets of rising prices, those have been the needle in the haystack, with nearly every single state seeing gas prices fall,” said Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy. “In addition to gasoline prices declining, the average price of a gallon of diesel will join gasoline in the days ahead, falling below $4 per gallon in the next 48 hours or so, a sign of how far we’ve come. Americans are spending hundreds of millions less on fuel every week compared to a year ago, and that’s a number that could rise further as prices are poised to continue trending lower this week.”
How to find cheap gas near you
There’s an app to help: The GasBuddy app was built to show motorists prices around them and a fuel tracker can update users on stations that have or don’t have fuel based on supply changes.
Interactive map: Use the interactive Florida map below, with data from AAA, to see the average gas price by county. Just hover over an area and the price pops up. Keep in mind that there may be a lag in the data.
