Gas Prices Were Relatively Stable in 2025

(Undated) — If you felt like gas prices didn’t make many headlines in 2025, you weren’t imagining it. According to GasBuddy.com, this year turned out to be one of the calmest and most stable years at the pump in nearly two decades, offering drivers a rare break from the dramatic ups and downs that defined recent years. GasBuddy Head of Petroleum Analysis, Patrick De Haan, says 2025 delivered the smallest annual price swing since 2017 and the lowest volatility since 2005. He says the U.S. national average gasoline price peaked at $3.26 per gallon on April 3, 2025, before gradually easing to a year-low of $2.76 per gallon on December 28. That puts the entire year’s movement within a 50.2-cent range. That spread ranks as the third-smallest annual range in the past two decades, highlighting just how confined prices were throughout the year. De Haan says it may not have been the cheapest year on record, but in terms of predictability and calm at the pump, 2025 delivered one of the smoothest rides in modern history.