Montana Gas Prices Keep Dropping Below the National Average

Missoula, MT (KGVO-AM News) - Montana gasoline prices have dropped 17 out of the past 18 weeks. Patrick De Haan is the head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy and he provided the current numbers.               

“Average gasoline prices in Montana have fallen 2.4 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $2.90 per gallon today,” De Haan said. “Prices in Montana are 19 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and stand 23.4 cents per gallon lower than a year ago.”                                       

As of Tuesday morning, many stations in Missoula had their prices set to around $2.83 per gallon.       

According to GasBuddy price reports, the cheapest station in Montana was priced at $2.69 per gallon yesterday while the most expensive was $3.44 per gallon.                               

Montana is currently ranked 32nd in the U.S. when it comes to the average price of gas, which is three spots lower than last week.                     

“The national average price of gasoline has fallen .6 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.00 per gallon today,” De Haan said. “The national average is down 7.7 cents per gallon from a month ago and stands 23.2 cents per gallon lower than a year ago. The national average price of diesel has risen 1.1 cents in the last week and stands at $3.51 per gallon.”           

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Millions took to the road for Thanksgiving, and while some regions saw gas prices rise just in time for travel, De Haan said most of the nation saw prices hold mostly stable or decline slightly as the national average remains near the lowest level we've seen since 2021. 

"The weeks ahead should feature slight drops in gas prices in most areas, with over 100,000 stations now offering a gallon for $2.99 or less, which should stick around through the holiday shopping season,” De Haan said. “While the potential impacts from tariffs are something to watch, they would have no effect until late January, if implemented at all. For this week, all eyes will be on the previously delayed OPEC+ meeting on Thursday. If they begin to restore oil production, oil prices could soften to the mid-$60s."