Alabama gas prices up 20 cents in one week

Although Alabama’s gas price average continues to lag behind the U.S. average of $4.12, the state has seen a 20-cent increase in price over the last seven days.

Data from AAA shows that, as of Monday, April 6, the average regular gas price is $3.84, up from $3.65 last week. A month ago, that number was $2.98.

We are still a good ways off from Alabama’s highest recorded average price, which was $4.64 in June 2022, but on Thursday, April 2, the U.S. average exceeded $4 per gallon for the first time since August 2022.

Average prices across Alabama

Southeast Alabama is bearing the brunt of the high costs as the week begins, but Mobile and Baldwin counties are outliers as they get a break in high gas prices since the peak of spring break.

The Birmingham metro area and surrounding areas have some of the cheaper prices in the state, including Jefferson, Walker, Tuscaloosa, St. Clair, Shelby and Talladega counties.

Here are some of the average prices by metro, ranked from most to least expensive for a regular gallon of gas:

1. Montgomery: $3.90 regular / $4.78 premium
2. Huntsville: $3.86 regular / $4.64 premium
3. Florence-Muscle Shoals: $3.85 regular / $4.64 premium
4. Daphne-Fairhope-Foley: $3.85 regular / $4.73 premium
5. Decatur: $3.84 regular / $4.65 premium
6. Gadsden: $3.83 regular / $4.71 premium
7. Anniston-Oxford: $3.83 regular / $4.65 premium
8. Mobile: $3.83 regular / $4.67 premium
9. Russell County: $3.83 regular / $4.73 premium
10. Tuscaloosa: $3.82 regular / $4.67 premium
11. Dothan: $3.81 regular / $4.59 premium
12. Auburn: $3.81 regular / $4.68 premium
13. Birmingham: $3.81 regular / $4.68 premium

You can see a full map for average gas prices across Alabama on the AAA website.

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