{"id":2581631,"date":"2026-03-19T08:57:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T12:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gas-prices-increases-to-3-88-per-gallon-nearly-30-cents-higher-than-a-week-ago\/"},"modified":"2026-03-19T08:59:39","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T12:59:39","slug":"gas-prices-increases-to-3-88-per-gallon-nearly-30-cents-higher-than-a-week-ago","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gas-prices-increases-to-3-88-per-gallon-nearly-30-cents-higher-than-a-week-ago\/","title":{"rendered":"Gas prices: Increases to $3.88 per gallon, nearly 30 cents higher than a week ago"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgas-prices-increases-to-3-88-per-gallon-nearly-30-cents-higher-than-a-week-ago%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2581631&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Gas prices in the united States have risen to about $3.88 per gallon for regular unleaded, roughly 30 cents higher than a week ago (per AAA). This continues a climb that began after a January low of $2.79 per gallon, with increases attributed to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >winter storms disrupting fuel shipments<\/a> and broader geopolitical tensions involving Iran.<\/p>\n<p>Regional differences are wide: Oklahoma has the cheapest average at about $3.24 per gallon, while California is the most expensive at around $5.62 per gallon. No state remains below roughly $3.24 per gallon, reflecting a nationwide upward trend in fuel costs. The piece also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/megyn-kelly-laments-the-loss-of-someone-sent-by-god-in-charlie-kirk\/\" title=\"Megyn Kelly laments the loss of &#039;someone sent by God&#039; in Charlie Kirk\">includes related stories<\/a> and embedded visuals about gas prices.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Gas prices: Increases to $3.88 per gallon, nearly 30 cents higher than a week ago<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2536399\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The U.S. national average price for regular gasoline continued to soar on Thursday, reaching $3.884 per gallon. It marks a nearly 30-cent per gallon increase compared to a week ago when the average price of a gallon of regular gas was $3.598, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/gasprices.aaa.com\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">according to AAA<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; height: 0px; padding: 100% 0px 0px; overflow: hidden; will-change: transform;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/e.infogram.com\/bdc07528-2e2b-416b-ba52-abf34cf63783?src=embed&amp;embed_type=responsive_iframe\" title=\"Gas Prices\" allowfullscreen allow=\"fullscreen\" style=\"position: absolute; width: 100%; height: 100%; top: 0px; left: 0px; border: none; padding: 0px; margin: 0px;\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Thursday&rsquo;s pricing is the latest in a series of increases of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/gas-prices\/\">gas prices<\/a> since January 12, when the national average hit a 5-year-low of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4414350\/gas-prices-national-average-falls-to-2-79-per-gallon-for-first-time-in-nearly-five-years\/\">$2.79 per gallon<\/a>. Since then, the national average for gas prices have increased. In January and early February, prices gradually rose with increases being attributed to winter storms throughout the country and affected fuel shipments. Costs have exploded since the end of February upon the launch of Operation Epic Fury, the joint military strikes with Israel against <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/iran\/\">Iran<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/economy\/4496516\/georgia-suspend-state-gas-tax-iran-war\/\">Georgia seeks to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gas-prices-increases-to-3-884-per-gallon-nearly-30-cents-higher-than-a-week-ago\/\" title=\"...: ... to ....884 per ..., nearly 30 cents higher than a ...\">suspend state gas tax amid price uncertainty<\/a> from Iran war<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/economy\/4495988\/watch-live-jerome-powell-interest-rate-decision\/\">WATCH LIVE: Jerome Powell delivers remarks on interest rate decision&nbsp;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/op-eds\/4488046\/donald-trump-affordability-2026-midterm-elections-congress\/\">How to make sure Trump&#8217;s efforts to bring prices down aren&#8217;t in vain<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Over the last month, the national average cost of a gallon of regular gas has increased nearly a dollar, from $2.929 a month ago to today&rsquo;s price. Affordable fuel costs, which for most of President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">Donald Trump&rsquo;s<\/a> two terms have been a staple of his time in office, are no longer available. Today&rsquo;s gas prices are higher than a year ago when a gallon of regular gas cost $3.102.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Fuel costs typically vary by region, with some areas having much lower gas prices than others. To an extent, that remains somewhat true. However, in recent weeks, aside from the significantly high gas prices in states on the Pacific coast, most notably California, fuel costs have soared nationwide. Earlier this year, 43 states had average gas prices under $3 per gallon. Today, no state has an average gas price below $3.24 per gallon.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/economy\/4496516\/georgia-suspend-state-gas-tax-iran-war\/\"><strong>GEORGIA SEEKS TO SUSPEND STATE GAS TAX AMID PRICE UNCERTAINTY FROM IRAN WAR<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Oklahoma has the cheapest gas prices in the U.S., with a statewide average of $3.243 per gallon on Thursday. A week ago, the average price was $3.055 per gallon, and a month ago it was $2.282, and realistically headed for $2 per gallon. Kansas is next in line for the lowest gas prices in the U.S., with an average price of $3.247 per gallon. Iowa is next at $3.347. Arkansas and North Dakota are the next two states with the most affordable gas prices, coming in at $3.348 and $3.353, respectively.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, California has the most expensive gas prices in the nation at an average cost of $5.616 per gallon. The Golden State&rsquo;s fuel costs are over 49 cents per gallon higher than in the state with the next-highest gas prices, Washington state, which has an average price of $5.145 per gallon. Hawaii is next at $5.07, followed by Oregon at $4.705 and Nevada at $4.665 per gallon.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gas prices rise to $3.88\/gal, up ~30\u00a2 in a week<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2677,"featured_media":2581632,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-collage-8tvwyh8y0-1773222461131-e1773222535543.jpg?1773208160&amp;w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[69910,16349,74528],"class_list":["post-2581631","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-gas-prices-2","tag-gasoline","tag-price-increase-2"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-collage-8tvwyh8y0-1773222461131-e1773222535543.jpg?1773208160&amp;w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2581631","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2677"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2581631"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2581631\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2581635,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2581631\/revisions\/2581635"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2581632"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2581631"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2581631"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2581631"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}