Stacker compiled statistics on gas prices in Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL metro area using data from AAA. Gas prices are current as of August 10.
Tampa by the numbers
- Gas current price: $3.85
--- Florida average: $3.86
- Week change: +$0.08 (+2.0%)
- Year change: +$0.77 (+24.9%)
- Historical expensive gas price: $4.90 (6/13/22)
- Diesel current price: $5.27
- Week change: -$0.02 (-0.4%)
- Year change: +$1.62 (+44.5%)
- Historical expensive diesel price: $5.87 (4/2/26)
Metros with the least expensive gas
#1. McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX: $3.17
#2. Brownsville-Harlingen, TX: $3.22
#3. Clarksville, IN: $3.25
Read on to see which metros have the most expensive gas prices.

#5. Bakersfield, CA
- Regular gas price: $5.70

#4. San Francisco, CA
- Regular gas price: $5.72

#3. Salinas, CA
- Regular gas price: $5.72

#2. Lihue (Kauai), HI
- Regular gas price: $5.81

#1. San Luis Obispo-Atascadero-Paso Robles, CA
- Regular gas price: $5.86


