Montana Gas Prices Don’t Move, National Average Dips

Missoula, MT (KGVO-AM News) - Average gas prices in Montana have increased in 25 out of 37 weeks. Over the past four weeks, prices have gone up and down, but not by much. Patrick De Haan is the head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy, and he provided the current numbers.   

“Average gasoline prices in Montana are unchanged in the last week, averaging $3.23 per gallon today,” De Haan said. “Prices in Montana are 1.1 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and stand 9.1 cents per gallon lower than a year ago.” 

As of Monday morning, many stations in Missoula still had their prices set to around $3.24 per gallon. 

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According to GasBuddy price reports, the cheapest station in Montana was priced at $2.88 per gallon yesterday, while the most expensive was $4.11 per gallon.  

Montana is currently ranked 12th in the U.S. when it comes to the average price of gas, which is one spot higher than last week.        

"The national average price of gasoline has fallen 3.6 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.12 per gallon today,” De Haan said. “The national average is down 1.8 cents per gallon from a month ago and stands 2.8 cents per gallon lower than a year ago. The national average price of diesel has decreased 2.6 cents compared to a week ago and stands at $3.66 per gallon.”  

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While gas prices fell in more states than they rose last week, De Haan said the West Coast continues to face challenges, with Oregon and Washington seeing some of the largest increases due to regional infrastructure issues. 

“The good news is that the transition to cheaper winter gasoline begins tomorrow across most of the nation, and with improvements underway in the West Coast market, I expect that average gas prices will continue to decline in the weeks ahead in most states— assuming hurricane season remains quiet,” said De Haan.