Gas prices change in Florida as May ends. How much is your commute or trip costing you?

Jeff Kleinman
·2 min read

Gas prices ticked up slightly in Florida for Memorial Day, according to AAA. But prices in the Miami area decreased from last week, GasBuddy says.

Experts expect prices to fluctuate as people hit the road for the summer travel season.

Here’s what to know:

Gas prices in South Florida

▪ Miami-Dade: The average price: $3.43 a gallon, down about 2 cents a gallon from last week, according to GasBuddy, a fuel-monitoring service that surveyed nearly 1,700 stations in the region. Cheapest gas in the Miami area $3.06 and the most expensive $4.49.

▪ Fort Lauderdale: $3.46, according to AAA.

▪ West Palm Beach: $3.60, according to AAA

Florida price at the pump

Average: The average price for a gallon of gas in Florida on Wednesday, according to AAA, was $3.40 a gallon, down a penny from Memorial Day.

Gas prices around Florida

Naples: $3.50

Panama City: $3.30

Pensacola: $3.32

U.S. price at the pump

Average: The average price for a gallon of gas across the country on Wednesday, according to AAA, was $3.57.

What the experts are saying

Mark Jenkins, AAA spokesman: “Pump prices are likely to fluctuate like this throughout the summer travel season. However, we may have already seen the highest prices of this year, unless a major hurricane affects refinery operations along the Gulf Coast.”

Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy: “As we unofficially start the summer driving season, the national average is likely to spend much of the summer in the range of $3.35-$3.85 per gallon, though it could go higher if unexpected refinery outages flare up, or we see a major hurricane or economic development.”

How to find cheap gas near you

There’s an app to help: The GasBuddy app was built to show motorists prices around them and a fuel tracker can update users on stations that have or don’t have fuel based on supply changes.

Interactive map: Use the interactive Florida map below, with data from AAA, to see the average gas price by county. Just hover over an area and the price pops up. Keep in mind that there may be a lag in the data.