{"id":266617,"date":"2026-05-11T14:17:10","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T14:17:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/266617\/"},"modified":"2026-05-11T14:17:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T14:17:10","slug":"florida-gas-prices-lower-after-hitting-another-4-year-high","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/266617\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida gas prices lower after hitting another 4-year high"},"content":{"rendered":"

Gas prices in Florida<\/a> are moving lower after climbing to their highest level in nearly four years last week, according to AAA \u2014 The Auto Club Group<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The state average rose 20 cents per gallon last week, peaking Thursday at $4.50 \u2014 the highest daily average since July 2022 \u2014 following sharp<\/a> gains<\/a> in the futures markets over the previous two weeks.<\/p>\n

Prices then eased through the weekend. Sunday\u2019s price was $4.43 per gallon. By Monday morning, the state average dipped further to $4.40 per gallon. That\u2019s 6 cents more than a week ago<\/a>, 20 cents more than about a month ago<\/a> and $1.48 more than this time last year<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Market conditions shifted late last week amid renewed optimism about U.S.-Iran negotiations<\/a>, with reports that talks could lead to a gradual reopening of the Strait of Hormuz helping to push prices down 6%.<\/p>\n

Those declines can directly affect prices, AAA said, since about half of gasoline\u2019s price is determined by oil prices.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe fuel market remains headline-driven and extremely volatile, making it difficult to predict what drivers will pay at the pump this Summer,\u201d AAA spokesperson Mark Jenkins said in a statement.<\/p>\n

Florida\u2019s lowest gas prices are in Pensacola, where motorists are paying an average $4.11 per gallon for regular gas, followed by the Crestview-Fort Walton Beach area ($4.14) and Panama City ($4.15).<\/p>\n

The most expensive gas, meanwhile, is in the West Palm Beach-Boca Raton area, where a regular gallon of gas costs $4.57 on average, followed by Naples ($4.49) and Gainesville ($4.48).<\/p>\n

Nationally<\/a>, Florida is in the middle of the pack as far as gas prices go. The priciest fuel is in California, as usual, where motorists are shelling out $6.16 per gallon on average, followed by Washington ($5.76) and Hawaii ($5.65).<\/p>\n

The cheapest gas is in Oklahoma ($3.95), followed by Mississippi ($4.98) and Arkansas ($4).<\/p>\n

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