The national average price for regular gasoline reached exactly $3.00 per gallon on November 30, 2025, marking the first time the benchmark has hit that level in more than four years, according to AAA.
The last time the national average stood at $3.00 or higher was May 12, 2021. Before that date, prices had not touched $3.00 since October 31, 2014.
CURRENT AND PAST GAS PRICE AVERAGES – November 30, 2025
11/30/25 Week Ago Month Ago Year Ago National $3.00 $3.07 $3.03 $3.05 Maryland $2.99 $3.04 $2.94 $3.06 Annapolis $2.99 $3.05 $2.93 $3.04 Baltimore $2.99 $3.02 $2.91 $3.03 Cumberland $3.02 $3.06 $3.05 $3.20 Frederick $2.90 $3.03 $2.96 $3.07 Hagerstown $2.95 $3.11 $3.04 $3.08 Salisbury $3.00 $3.02 $2.91 $3.01 Washington, D.C. $3.21 $3.22 $3.20 $3.23 Washington, D.C. Metro $2.94 $3.03 $2.99 $3.07
Despite crossing the symbolic threshold, the current national average remains seven cents lower than one week ago, three cents below the price one month earlier, and five cents cheaper than the same time in 2024.
Ragina C. Ali, manager of public and government affairs for AAA Mid-Atlantic in Maryland and Washington, D.C., called the timing welcome for millions of travelers returning from Thanksgiving.
“AAA projected that more than 73 million Americans, including 1.3 million Marylanders and nearly 1.5 million D.C. metro area residents, would drive over the Thanksgiving holiday,” Ali said. “So the national average dropping to $3.00 a gallon for the first time in four years is especially welcome news for those hitting the roads and heading home from the long holiday weekend.”
Ali attributed the decline primarily to low crude oil prices and seasonally sluggish gasoline demand. Crude oil accounts for 50 to 60 percent of the cost of a gallon of gasoline, with refining costs, taxes, distribution, and retail markup making up the remainder.
In Maryland, the statewide average stood at $2.99 per gallon on November 30, down five cents from the previous week and seven cents lower than one year ago. The price is five cents higher than one month earlier.
Washington, D.C., recorded an average above $3.00, but the broader D.C. metro area — which includes parts of Charles, Prince George’s, Calvert, and St. Mary’s counties in Southern Maryland — averaged $2.94 per gallon. That figure reflects a drop of nine cents in the past week, five cents over the past month, and 13 cents compared with November 2024.
Thirty-one states, including Maryland and Virginia, reported averages below $3.00 per gallon. Oklahoma posted the nation’s lowest state average at $2.41.
Other states in the $2-per-gallon range include Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.
AAA does not forecast future prices but noted that, absent major weather disruptions or geopolitical events, the national average is likely to remain low through the end-of-year holidays. Last year the national average finished 2024 near $3.04 per gallon.
Southern Maryland drivers in St. Mary’s, Calvert, and Charles counties typically track close to or slightly below the broader D.C. metro average because of proximity to multiple refineries along the East Coast and competition among stations along routes such as Maryland Route 5, Route 301, and Route 235.