Six months into the Iran War, gas is up 37% — and August is about to set a record
Data Visualization Journalist
Gas prices are up nearly 40% nationwide compared with when the Iran War began six months ago.
As of Aug. 27, the national average price for a gallon of regular gas was $4.10. The day before the strikes were launched, it was $2.98.
Now, an analysis from AAA is projecting that this month will set a new record for the priciest August at the pump.
This is the first August ever in which the national average price of regular gas has been above $4 every day.
Prices spiked dramatically in the first weeks of the war — peaking at a national average of $4.56 on May 21.
From late May to early July, fuel costs eased, but they have since started ticking back up, stagnating at just above $4.
The last time gas prices were this high was in 2022 after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, according to a Get the Facts Data Team analysis of AAA data.
The map below will update daily with the county-by-county fuel costs nationwide.