{"id":294670,"date":"2026-06-03T17:47:07","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T17:47:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/294670\/"},"modified":"2026-06-03T17:47:07","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T17:47:07","slug":"florida-gas-prices-fall-giving-drivers-relief-at-the-pump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/294670\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida gas prices fall, giving drivers relief at the pump"},"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; Gas prices are falling across Florida, giving drivers some relief at the pump.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The average price for regular gas in Florida was $3.936 on Wednesday, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/gasprices.aaa.com\/?state=FL\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/gasprices.aaa.com\/?state=FL\">AAA\u2019s Fuel Price website<\/a>. That is down from $3.983 a day earlier, $4.269 a week ago and $4.342 a month ago.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Prices are lower in the Bradenton-Sarasota-Venice metro area. AAA figures show regular gas in the metro area was averaging $3.798 on Wednesday. That is down from $3.850 Tuesday, $4.211 a week ago and $4.367 a month ago.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The local average remains higher than it was a year ago, when regular gas in Bradenton-Sarasota-Venice averaged $3.048.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mysuncoast.com\/2026\/06\/02\/experts-say-drivers-should-fill-up-their-gas-tanks-now-heres-why\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.mysuncoast.com\/2026\/06\/02\/experts-say-drivers-should-fill-up-their-gas-tanks-now-heres-why\/\">Experts say drivers should fill up their gas tanks now. Here\u2019s why<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Nearby metro areas are seeing similar drops. Regular gas was averaging $3.835 in Fort Myers-Cape Coral and $3.841 in Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, according to AAA.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Florida\u2019s statewide average is below the national average shown by AAA, which was $4.261 on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Nationally, GasBuddy said the average price of gasoline fell 19.5 cents over the last week, reaching $4.26 per gallon as of Monday, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mysuncoast.com\/2026\/06\/02\/experts-say-drivers-should-fill-up-their-gas-tanks-now-heres-why\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.mysuncoast.com\/2026\/06\/02\/experts-say-drivers-should-fill-up-their-gas-tanks-now-heres-why\/\">reported by Gray News<\/a> on June 2.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cMuch of the decline was driven by falling oil prices and the unwinding of recent price cycles, as growing optimism surrounding a potential U.S.-Iran agreement helped ease concerns over global oil supplies,\u201d Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy, said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Analysts said drivers should not assume prices will keep falling.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cThe coast is anything but clear \u2026 Overall, any setback in negotiations [between the U.S. and Iran] could quickly reverse the recent decline in fuel prices,\u201d De Haan said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">GasBuddy reported the top 10% of stations nationwide averaged $5.73 per gallon, while the bottom 10% averaged $3.54 per gallon.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">As of Monday, GasBuddy said the states with the lowest average prices were Indiana, Texas and Oklahoma. The highest averages were in California, Washington and Hawaii.<\/p>\n<p>Copyright 2026 WWSB. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) &#8211; Gas prices are falling across Florida, giving drivers some relief at the pump. 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