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Gas is up 20 cents in Miami as holiday stretch starts. Check prices in your area

Hitting the road for the long Memorial Day weekend? You’ll be paying more to fill up the car.

On Friday, May 22, prices in South Florida were up by double digits from the start of the week, when prices had plunged from the week before.

“As holiday travelers start hitting the road today in record numbers, Memorial Day weekend gas prices are the highest they’ve been in four years,” AAA said in a briefing on holiday travel. “With gasoline demand on the rise and the prolonged closure of the Strait of Hormuz, pump prices are likely to remain elevated as the summer travel season gets underway.“

Here’s what to know:

Follow the gas price trends in Florida.
Follow the gas price trends in Florida.

Gas prices in South Florida

Miami-Dade: The average price: $4.47 on Friday, May 22, a 20-cent increase since Monday, according to AAA.

Fort Lauderdale: $4.51, a 26-cent increase since Monday.

West Palm Beach/Boca Raton: $4.61, a 20-cent increase since Monday.

Florida Keys: $4.72, a 26-cent increase since Monday.

Florida price at the pump

Average: The average price for a gallon of gas in Florida on Friday, May 22, according to AAA, is $4.47, a 26-cent increase since Monday.

U.S. price at the pump

Average: The average price for a gallon of gas across the country on Friday, May 22, according to AAA, is $4.55, a 4-cent increase since Monday.

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.

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