{"id":220004,"date":"2026-04-06T01:13:13","date_gmt":"2026-04-06T01:13:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/220004\/"},"modified":"2026-04-06T01:13:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T01:13:13","slug":"central-florida-gas-prices-hit-20-year-high-for-easter-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/220004\/","title":{"rendered":"Central Florida gas prices hit 20-year high for Easter weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Central Florida drivers are currently feeling a big squeeze at the pump, as gas prices reach their highest levels on Easter weekend in over 20 years.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">As of April 5, the average price in the state has risen to $4.205 per gallon, significantly exceeding the national average of $4.110.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">This increase follows a volatile month when prices surged by over a dollar, mainly due to instability in the global oil market.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In the region\u2019s core, Orlando and Gainesville are experiencing some of the highest local costs, with averages of $4.257 and $4.283.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Although coastal areas like Melbourne and Daytona Beach generally have slightly lower rates, some Orlando stations have reported prices as high as $4.29.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">This rapid upward trend has turned a simple fill-up into a significant expense for commuters and holiday travelers alike across the Sunshine State.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wftv.com\/mobile-apps\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Click here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Click here&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Click here<\/a> to download our free news, weather and smart TV apps. And <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wftv.com\/video\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:click here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;click here&quot;}\" class=\"link \">click here<\/a> to stream Channel 9 Eyewitness News live.<\/p>\n<p><a data-ylk=\"ct:story;elm:img;itc:0;\" class=\"stretched-box\" href=\"https:\/\/wftvapps.com\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"537\" height=\"108\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/beda08358d6db9816e7b0d066edd22cf.jpeg\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Central Florida drivers are currently feeling a big squeeze at the pump, as gas prices reach their highest&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":220005,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[147,99219,28,30,29,11248,99756],"class_list":["post-220004","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-florida","tag-central-florida","tag-easter-weekend","tag-florida","tag-florida-headlines","tag-florida-news","tag-gas-prices","tag-global-oil-market"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/220004","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=220004"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/220004\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/220005"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=220004"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=220004"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=220004"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}