{"id":254190,"date":"2026-05-01T16:56:08","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T16:56:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/254190\/"},"modified":"2026-05-01T16:56:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T16:56:08","slug":"florida-gas-prices-jump-12-cents-overnight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/254190\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida gas prices jump 12 cents overnight"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text\">SARASOTA, Fla. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mysuncoast.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.mysuncoast.com\/\">WWSB<\/a>) &#8211; Florida drivers are paying more at the pump again, with a large overnight jump, according to AAA.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">AAA\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/gasprices.aaa.com\/?state=FL\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/gasprices.aaa.com\/?state=FL\">website<\/a> on Friday showed Florida\u2019s average price for regular gas at $4.283 a gallon. That is up 12 cents from $4.163 on Thursday and up 31 cents from $3.973 a week ago.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" alt=\"AAA's website on Friday showed Florida's average price for regular gas at $4.283 a gallon....\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/B74UKMR7WZCFBES5KWD22BVZ6A.jpg\" width=\"980\" height=\"526\" \/>AAA&#8217;s website on Friday showed Florida&#8217;s average price for regular gas at $4.283 a gallon. That is up 12 cents from $4.163 on Thursday and up 31 cents from $3.973 a week ago.(AAA)<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">In the Bradenton-Sarasota-Venice area, the average price for regular gas was $4.323 a gallon. That was up from $4.167 on Thursday and $3.962 a week ago.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">In the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater area, regular averaged $4.315 a gallon. That compared with $4.176 a day earlier and $3.965 a week ago.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mysuncoast.com\/traffic\/gas-prices\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.mysuncoast.com\/traffic\/gas-prices\/\">More Gas Price stories on Mysuncoast.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Other nearby markets were also elevated. AAA listed regular at $4.305 a gallon in Punta Gorda and $4.331 in Fort Myers-Cape Coral.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Statewide, Florida\u2019s regular gas average was $4.219 a month ago and $3.179 a year ago, according to AAA.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Diesel averaged $5.371 a gallon statewide. That remains below the record average of $5.820 shown in the AAA graphic for April 2, 2026.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Florida\u2019s regular gas average also remains below the record average of $4.891, which AAA lists on June 13, 2022. In Bradenton-Sarasota-Venice, the current regular average remains below the area record of $4.889. In the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater area, it remains below the listed record of $4.903.<\/p>\n<p>Copyright 2026 WWSB. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"SARASOTA, Fla. 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