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Average gasoline prices in North Carolina have risen 0.8 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $2.91 per gallon Monday, January 29, 2024, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 6,092 stations in North Carolina. Prices in North Carolina are 10.0 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and stand 44.4 cents per gallon lower than a year ago. The national average price of diesel has fallen 0.5 cents in the last week and stands at $3.87 per gallon.

According to GasBuddy price reports, the cheapest station in North Carolina was priced at $2.55 per gallon Sunday while the most expensive was $3.89 per gallon, a difference of $1.34 per gallon.

The national average price of gasoline has risen 4.5 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.07 per gallon Monday. The national average is down 4.1 cents per gallon from a month ago and stands 41.2 cents per gallon lower than a year ago, according to GasBuddy data compiled from more than 11 million weekly price reports covering over 150,000 gas stations across the country.

Historical gasoline prices in North Carolina and the national average going back 10 years:
January 29, 2023: $3.35 per gallon (U.S. average: $3.49 per gallon)
January 29, 2022: $3.13 per gallon (U.S. average: $3.36 per gallon)
January 29, 2021: $2.29 per gallon (U.S. average: $2.42 per gallon)
January 29, 2020: $2.29 per gallon (U.S. average: $2.48 per gallon)
January 29, 2019: $2.15 per gallon (U.S. average: $2.27 per gallon)
January 29, 2018: $2.47 per gallon (U.S. average: $2.58 per gallon)
January 29, 2017: $2.18 per gallon (U.S. average: $2.26 per gallon)
January 29, 2016: $1.80 per gallon (U.S. average: $1.81 per gallon)
January 29, 2015: $2.06 per gallon (U.S. average: $2.04 per gallon)
January 29, 2014: $3.28 per gallon (U.S. average: $3.27 per gallon)

Selected areas around the state and their current gas prices:
Fayetteville – $2.90 per gallon, up 3.5 cents per gallon from last week’s $2.86 per gallon.
Charlotte – $2.94 per gallon, up 4.6 cents per gallon from last week’s $2.89 per gallon.
Greensboro – $2.87 per gallon, down 2.6 cents per gallon from last week’s $2.90 per gallon.

“We’ve seen the national average price of gasoline bounce back up after cold weather related refinery shutdowns pushed up the wholesale price of gasoline. Plus, recent GDP data and new attacks in the Red Sea have pushed oil prices to their highest level since November,” said Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy. “While prices have inched up and may continue to slowly rise, I believe the larger increases will be witnessed in a few weeks as we enter mid-February, lasting through April or May, during which the national average could rise 35 to 85 cents per gallon. Other issues and tensions could complicate how quickly prices rise or how high they go, so while the rise is not completely charted, it could deviate from our expectations.”

GasBuddy data is accessible at prices.GasBuddy.com.

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