STATEWIDE — Florida gas prices drifted lower last week, declining 2 cents per gallon. The state average is slightly below $3 for the first time this month, at $2.993 per gallon as of Monday, according to AAA.

What You Need To Know

  • Florida gas prices drop below $3 per gallon on average, AAA reports

  • The state's average cost per gallon is $2.993

  • Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater area and The Villages have among lowest prices

  • Supplies are increasing as Gulf refineries resume production after Hurricane Ida

Florida's state average price for gasoline is 3 cents less than this year's high, set Aug. 5. It's 81 cents more than the average price on January 1, 2021; and 83 cents more than this time last year. On this day in 2019, Florida gas prices averaged $2.41 per gallon. 

"Gas prices are inching lower as most of the refineries that went offline because of Hurricane Ida are now in restart mode," said Mark Jenkins, spokesman for AAA - The Auto Club Group. "Drivers may see another week of similar declines this week after a relatively uneventful week in the futures market."

Regular prices in the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater area and The Villages are among the state’s least expensive at $2.95 per gallon.

The record high was $4.08 per gallon in July 2008.