HARTFORD, CT (WFSB) - Local gas prices bumped back upward as of Monday.
The gas price analytics website GasBuddy tracked a 1.1 cent increase for the average price of a gallon of regular gasoline in the Hartford area. The increase happened over the last week.
The average was $2.98 per gallon.
GasBuddy said it compared prices at 418 stations in Hartford.
Despite the increase, prices in the capital city were 5.8 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and stood 35.1 cents per gallon lower than a year ago.
According to GasBuddy price reports, the cheapest station in Hartford was priced at $2.75 per gallon as of Sunday while the most expensive was $3.49 per gallon, a difference of 74.0 cents per gallon.
The lowest price in the state on Sunday was $2.59 while the highest was $3.89, a difference of $1.30 per gallon.
The national average price of gasoline fell 2.6 cents per gallon in the last week to an average of $3.03 per gallon as of Monday. The national average was down 16.7 cents per gallon from a month ago and stood 32.3 cents per gallon lower than a year ago, according to GasBuddy data compiled from more than 11 million weekly price reports that covered over 150,000 gas stations across the country.
Neighboring areas and their gas prices as of Monday:
"While the election has come and gone, gas prices have stayed the course, with the national average price of gasoline declining for a fourth consecutive week as seasonal demand weakens and Americans begin to take refuge from falling temperatures," said Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy. "While some may be surprised by the declines -- some 28 states have average gas prices below $3 per gallon -- this was anticipated in our annual Fuel Outlook from last December. Looking back at our outlook provides insight into the current drop and what we expect next. With the median U.S. gas price now at $2.95 per gallon, the lowest since 2021, it appears to be just a matter of time before the national average falls below $3 per gallon for the first time since May 2021, something we've already seen for diesel prices, which many Americans will be thankful for as we get closer to Thanksgiving."