AKRON, Ohio — Drivers in Akron and Cleveland rejoice! Gas prices continue to drop, with averages of $2.94 in Cleveland and $2.82 in Akron.
That is a drop of 14.9 cents in Cleveland and a whopping 22.5 cents in Akron per gallon compared to last week's prices.
To put these prices into context, Cleveland's gas prices are 48.3 cents cheaper than a month ago, and 68.6 cents cheaper than a year ago.
The national average currently stands at $3.15, a nice discount of 6.9 cents when compared to last week's prices. This is down 26.2 cents from a month ago and 70.5 cents per gallon lower than a year ago.
"Gasoline prices continue to crumble across nearly the entire nation, with average prices below $3 per gallon in 18 states, with some 65,000 stations selling below that psychological mark. Diesel prices are also falling and are at their lowest level in nearly 1,000 days," said Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy. "With the change to winter gasoline happening today at most stations across the country, the outlook is bright for the national average to continue to make a run at falling to $2.99 per gallon for the first time since 2021. But while nearly all states are seeing prices drop, refinery maintenance and some outages at California refineries have led to tight supply and rising prices—a situation I hope can be remedied by the end of the month and help California join in on the decline."
Here's a look back at historical gasoline prices in Cleveland and the national average going back 10 years as listed by GasBuddy:
- September 16, 2023: $3.63/g (U.S. Average: $3.85/g)
- September 16, 2022: $3.43/g (U.S. Average: $3.67/g)
- September 16, 2021: $3.09/g (U.S. Average: $3.18/g)
- September 16, 2020: $2.02/g (U.S. Average: $2.17/g)
- September 16, 2019: $2.69/g (U.S. Average: $2.58/g)
- September 16, 2018: $2.80/g (U.S. Average: $2.84/g)
- September 16, 2017: $2.44/g (U.S. Average: $2.61/g)
- September 16, 2016: $2.14/g (U.S. Average: $2.19/g)
- September 16, 2015: $2.15/g (U.S. Average: $2.30/g)
- September 16, 2014: $3.33/g (U.S. Average: $3.37/g)