Gas prices are lower again in Florida. See how much we’re paying in Miami and Broward
Gas prices dipped again this week.
Florida saw a big drop a week ago and a smaller one this week, with the average price at the pump decreasing 2 cents a gallon by the weekend, AAA reports.
“Over the weekend, Florida gasoline hit the lowest average price in two months,” said Mark Jenkins, spokesman for AAA.
Prices in the Miami area also slid more than a penny a gallon — that’s down more than 8 cents a gallon from a month ago and more than 48 cents cheaper than a year ago, according to GasBuddy.
The Bradenton area saw about a 4-cent drop from last week, AAA says.
North Florida remains the cheapest region to get gas in the state, in some places about 25 cents less per gallon than South Florida. Palm Beach County is among the most expensive areas for gas.
Here’s what to know if you’re commuting or traveling in Florida:
Gas prices in South Florida
▪ Miami-Dade: The average price: $3.31 a gallon, down xx cents from last week, according to GasBuddy’s survey of nearly 1,700 stations in the region. Cheapest gas in the Miami area was $2.89 and the most expensive $4.69.
▪ Fort Lauderdale: $3.34, according to AAA.
▪ West Palm Beach/Boca Raton: $3.46, according to AAA.
Florida price at the pump
Average: The average price for a gallon of gas in Florida on Monday, according to AAA, was $3.29.
Gas prices around Florida
Monday prices, according to AAA:
Bradenton/Sarasota: $3.25
Fort Myers: $3.26
Jacksonville: $3.26
Naples: $3.35
Orlando: $3.25
Panama City: $3.12
Pensacola: $3.14
Port St. Lucie: $3.28
Tallahassee: $3.35
Tampa/St. Pete: $3.26
U.S. price at the pump
Average: The average price for a gallon of gas across the country on Monday, according to AAA, was $3.41, a decrease of 3 cents from last week.
What the experts are saying
Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy: “Gasoline and diesel prices continue to trail off across much of the country as summer demand fades away. Lower demand in other oil-consuming nations is also helping to lead the downward pressure on pump prices as we approach Labor Day. With little new action in the Middle East to rile up prices and Hurricane Ernesto remaining far out at sea, it looks like the downward trend could continue into the week ahead. As more schools begin to resume, gasoline demand will likely continue to ease. With the transition to winter gasoline less than a month away for the majority of the nation, gas prices will soon begin their seasonal cooling off— just as temperatures soon will as well.”
Mark Jenkins, AAA spokesman: “The price of crude continues to influence prices at the pump. Oil prices increased early last week on renewed optimism about the U.S. economy, after a July domestic consumer spending report was better than analysts expected. By the end of the week, however, weak economic data from China caused oil prices to soften.”
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.
This story was originally published August 19, 2024 at 7:43 AM.