Gas prices are continuing to climb across Miami-Dade County just as spring break gets underway, with Key Biscayne nearing the $5 per gallon mark.<\/p>\n
The average price of gasoline in Miami rose 20.6 cents per gallon over the past week, now averaging $3.95 per gallon, according to GasBuddy<\/a>.<\/p>\n That represents a sharp increase compared to recent weeks. Prices are now 106.4 cents per gallon higher than a month ago and $1.07 per gallon higher than this time last year.<\/p>\n On Key Biscayne, prices remain among the highest in the area. On Friday evening, both the Mobil and Shell stations were priced at $4.99 per gallon. To start the work week, prices eased slightly to $4.79 per gallon.<\/p>\n Nationally, gas prices are also rising. The average price of gasoline increased 24.3 cents per gallon in the last week, reaching $3.92 per gallon as of Sunday. That\u2019s up 98.9 cents per gallon from a month ago and 84.1 cents higher than a year ago.<\/p>\n \u201cGas prices continued to rise nationwide over the last week as seasonal factors, combined with ongoing supply concerns tied to the continued disruption in the Strait of Hormuz, pushed both gasoline and diesel prices sharply higher,\u201d said Patrick De Haan<\/a>, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy.<\/p>\n \u201cIt now appears increasingly likely that the national average price of gasoline will reach the $4-per-gallon mark, potentially as early as this week, for the first time since 2022.\u201d<\/p>\n