Gas Prices Are Falling In New York State

If you are traveling for the Easter weekend, there is some good news for you. It will cost you a lot less to fill up your tank than last year.

GAS PRICES DROPPING IN NEW YORK STATE

The average price for a gallon of regular unleaded gas continues to drop across New York State. The price at the time of this writing was around $3.09 per gallon. That is down .02 cents from last month.

GAS PRICES WAY DOWN FROM 2024 ACROSS NEW YORK STATE

If you traveled last year for Easter, you know gas prices were much higher than this year. The average price for a gallon of regular unleaded gas is down around .52 cents per gallon. This makes driving to your Easter destination much cheaper than in 2024.

GAS PRICES ARE EXPECTED TO SKYROCKET SOON IN NEW YORK

You might not want to get too used to the cheap gas prices. We could see a big change in the price in just a couple of weeks. The reason is that gas producers need to make the switch to the "summer" blend of gas on May 1st. The "summer blend" has a lower evaporation temperature, so it is used during the warmer summer months. The problem is that the "summer blend" of gas costs more to produce, which usually leads to high prices at the pump.

HOW MUCH OF AN INCREASE COULD WE SEE FROM THE SUMMER BLEND SWITCH?

On average, it costs about 15-20 cents more to produce a gallon of the "summer blend" gas compared to the "winter blend" which means we could see a jump like that at the pumps starting in May.