Average gasoline prices in Modesto have fallen 8.1 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $4.69/gallon as of April 14, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 201 stations in Modesto.
Prices in Modesto are 19.5 cents per gallon higher than a month ago and stand 71.5 cents per gallon lower than a year ago. The national average price of diesel has decreased 4.8 cents in the last week and stands at $3.54 per gallon.
According to GasBuddy price reports, the cheapest station in Modesto was priced at $4.17/gallon while the most expensive was $5.41, a difference of $1.24/gallon. The lowest price in the state was $3.39 while the highest was $8.29, a difference of $4.90/gallon.
The national average price of gasoline has fallen 8.2 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.13/gallon. The national average is up 7.8 cents per gallon from a month ago and stands 46.9 cents per gallon lower than a year ago, according to GasBuddy data compiled from more than 11 million weekly price reports covering over 150,000 gas stations across the country.
Neighboring areas and their current gas prices include: Stockton - $4.70/gallon, down 1.5 cents from last week’s $4.72; Oakland - $4.94, down 7.6 cents per gallon from $5.02; and San Jose - $4.96/gallon, down 6.5 cents from last week’s $5.02/gallon.
“After oil’s sharp drop over the last couple of weeks – driven by concerns over the impact of U.S. tariffs and OPEC+ restoring production faster than expected – gasoline prices have posted a notable weekly decline, with nearly every state seeing prices fall,” said Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy. “For now, the good news is that gas prices typically reach their yearly peak around April 10, so we may have already witnessed ‘peak pain’ at the pump for 2025. As refiners near the end of seasonal maintenance and supply begins to rise – and with the changeover to summer gasoline nearly complete – it’s increasingly likely that gas prices have already hit their high for the year.”
Historical gasoline prices in Modesto and the national average going back 10 years show the highest Modesto price of $5.40 per gallon was recorded just last year, on April 14, 2024. The lowest was $2.58 per gallon in 2016. Highest U.S. average was the $4.06 per gallon cost in 2022; lowest was $1.82 per gallon on April 14, 2020.
GasBuddy is the only source for station-level data on gas prices. GasBuddy’s survey updates 288 times every day from the most diverse list of sources covering nearly 150,000 stations nationwide, the most comprehensive and up-to-date in the country.
