Florida Pump Prices Set New 2019 High, Motorist Averaged $2.29 per Gallon in February

By AAA // March 5, 2019

prices jumped an average of 14 cents last week

AAA – Gas prices in Florida are slipping lower, after setting a new 2019-high of $2.48 per gallon.

Last week, the price for a gallon of regular unleaded jumped an average of 14 cents in three days. In total, the state average increased by 25 cents in 10 days.

Despite declining by fractions of a penny over the weekend, Florida drivers are paying an average of $2.48 per gallon for regular unleaded.

Sunday’s state average is 14 cents more than a week ago, and 20 cents more than last month. Despite the recent price hike, the state average remains 6 cents per gallon less than this time last year.

Gas prices in February averaged $2.29 per gallon. The monthly average was 10 cents more than January 2019, yet 30 cents less than the monthly average in February 2018. In March 2018, gas prices averaged $2.50 per gallon.

“Florida motorists will be happy to get a break from rising prices, but that springtime bounce is far from finished,” said Mark Jenkins, spokesman, AAA – The Auto Club Group.

“Normal spring factors like rising demand, refinery maintenance, and the introduction of summer-blend gasoline should keep upward pressure on pump prices for the next couple of months.”

“Gas prices generally reach their annual peak by Memorial Day, unless a hurricane or refinery outage threatens supplies. AAA forecasts prices will peak at around $2.75 before summer.”

Florida Regions:

Most expensive gas prices: West Palm Beach-Boca Raton ($2.57), Ocala ($2.51), Homosassa Springs ($2.51)
Least expensive gas prices: Pensacola ($2.33), Crestview-Fort Walton Beach ($2.36), Panama City ($2.38)

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CURRENT AND PAST PRICE AVERAGES

Regular Unleaded Gasoline

	Sunday	Saturday	Week Ago	Month Ago	One Year Ago	2018 High	Record High
National	$2.426	$2.425	$2.394	$2.257	$2.532	$2.97 (5/26/2018)	$4.11 (7/17/2008)
Florida	$2.477	$2.480	$2.342	$2.284	$2.541	$2.92 (5/25/2018)	$4.08 (7/17/2008)
Georgia	$2.300	$2.298	$2.280	$2.142	$2.427	$2.84 (5/27/2018)	$4.16 (9/15/2008)
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