State gas prices slightly rose for the second consecutive week and reached an average of $2.88 per gallon of regular fuel on Monday, up from last week’s price of $2.86 per gallon, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.<\/p>\n
The average fuel price in state declined about 3 cents since last month. According to the EIA, gas prices across the state in the last year have been as low as $2.86 on Jan. 19, 2026, and as high as $3.16 on Sep. 15, 2025.<\/p>\n
A year ago, the average gas price in New York was 7% higher at $3.09 per gallon.<\/p>\n
>> INTERACTIVE: See how your area’s gas prices have changed over the years at data.pressconnects.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n The average gas price in the United States last week was $2.87, making prices in the state about 0.5% higher than the nation’s average. The average national gas price is slightly higher than last week’s average of $2.85 per gallon.<\/p>\n USA TODAY Co. is publishing localized versions of this story on its news sites across the country, generated with data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration<\/a>. Please leave any feedback or corrections for this story here<\/a>. This story was written by Ozge Terzioglu. Our News Automation and AI team would like to hear from you. Take this survey<\/a> and share your thoughts with us.<\/p>\n