California Gas Prices Soar to an Average $5.39 Per Gallon

Springtime maintenance at refineries has created a shortage, and the state’s eco-friendly summer blend is also a contributor.

A customer photographs a gas pump after fueling up at a station with prices above average at over seven dollars a gallon at a Mobil gas station in Los Angeles, California, on October 5, 2023. Oil prices tumbled further following their September surge after a US report on gasoline inventories came in much higher than analysts expected, an indication of weakening demand in the world's largest economy. (Photo by Patrick T. FALLON / AFP) Photo by PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images

California gas prices are hitting new records each week, soaring to an average price per gallon of $5.39 on April 10—a record jump of nearly 20 cents over last week’s average.

The price hike is the biggest one-week jump for 2024, according to Automobile Club of Southern California spokeswoman Marie Montgomery.