AKRON, Ohio — Although average gas prices remain higher than $3.50 per gallon in Northeast Ohio, drivers are seeing some slight relief at the pump.
The average price now stands at $3.58 per gallon in Akron after falling 7.8 cents from last week, according to new data released by GasBuddy early Monday morning.
Cleveland, meanwhile, saw prices drop 6.2 cents in the last week as the city’s average is now listed at $3.59 per gallon. For some added context, Cleveland’s average is currently 31.6 cents higher than a month ago, but 26.6 cents cheaper than a year ago.
The national average has climbed to $3.65 per gallon, which is marks an increase of 7.6 cents.
"With oil prices touching their highest level of 2023 at nearly $83 per barrel, the national average price of gasoline has continued to inch higher, with 45 of the nation's 50 states seeing prices rise over the last week,” said Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy. “While the rising price of oil is likely the largest factor in rising gas prices, seasonal impacts continue to also exert pressure on prices. With the Northeast making the final step in the transition to summer gasoline this week, states in that region should expect a sharp rise in gasoline prices over the next week or two. Every other region has already seen the final step in the transition occur, so while other areas will see prices continue to slowly rise, the Northeast is likely to see a pretty hefty jump of 15-40 cents per gallon soon. Oil prices remain a wildcard, but we're likely a few weeks away from seeing the national average peak. Whether it hits $4 per gallon or not is still perhaps a 50/50 chance."
See the list below for historical gasoline prices in Cleveland and the national average going back 10 years:
- April 17, 2022: $3.86/g (U.S. Average: $4.06/g)
- April 17, 2021: $2.68/g (U.S. Average: $2.86/g)
- April 17, 2020: $1.44/g (U.S. Average: $1.79/g)
- April 17, 2019: $2.72/g (U.S. Average: $2.84/g)
- April 17, 2018: $2.56/g (U.S. Average: $2.73/g)
- April 17, 2017: $2.32/g (U.S. Average: $2.41/g)
- April 17, 2016: $2.09/g (U.S. Average: $2.11/g)
- April 17, 2015: $2.42/g (U.S. Average: $2.43/g)
- April 17, 2014: $3.64/g (U.S. Average: $3.66/g)
- April 17, 2013: $3.46/g (U.S. Average: $3.52/g)
Want to be among the first to know the most important local and national news? You can download the free WKYC app and get the latest updates right on your phone: Android, Apple.
Editor's note: Video in the player above was originally published in an unrelated story on April 10, 2023.
