WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — Florida gas prices climbed sharply last week before easing slightly through the weekend, though drivers in the West Palm Beach-Boca Raton area are still paying the highest average price in the state.

AAA said Florida’s average price for regular unleaded gasoline rose 18 cents last week, then declined 6 cents through the weekend. Friday’s statewide average of $4.42 per gallon was the highest since May, according to AAA.

As of Monday, Florida’s average stood at $4.34 per gallon — about 6 cents higher than a week ago, nearly 40 cents higher than a month ago and about $1.41 more than a year ago, according to AAA’s daily price tracker.

The West Palm Beach-Boca Raton metro area had the state’s highest average at $4.50 per gallon Monday. That was about 7 cents higher than a week earlier and 41 cents above the average one month ago.

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AAA spokesman Mark Jenkins said last week’s increase followed a rise in oil prices. The price of U.S. crude settled at $92 per barrel Friday, down from $100 a barrel the previous week.

“Fortunately, oil prices moved lower last week,” Jenkins said. “That could ease some of the upward pressure on prices at the pump.”

AAA estimated the average Florida driver now pays about $65 to fill a tank, compared with roughly $44 at this time last year.