Gas prices in South Florida up more than 30 cents over the past 2 weeks. What’s ahead?

Jeff Kleinman
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The price of gas saw steep increases for the second straight week.

In the Miami and Fort Lauderdale areas, gas is up 16 cents a gallon. That’s on top of an 18-cent rise the previous week.

Here’s what to know about gas prices in Florida this week:

Gas prices in South Florida

Gas prices see steep increase in Miami and Florida.
Gas prices see steep increase in Miami and Florida.

▪ Miami-Dade: The average price: $3.79 a gallon Monday, 16.2 cents a gallon higher than last week, according to GasBuddy. Cheapest gas in the Miami area was $3.25 and the most expensive $4.99.

▪ Fort Lauderdale: $3.85, according to AAA.

▪ West Palm Beach/Boca Raton: $3.95, according to AAA

Florida price at the pump

Average: The average price for a gallon of gas in Florida on Monday, according to AAA, was $3.82, an increase of 16 cents a gallon from the previous week.

Gas prices around Florida

Monday prices, according to AAA:

Bradenton/Sarasota: $3.84

Naples: $3.89

Orlando: $3.83

Panama City: $3.62

Pensacola: $3.59

Tampa/St. Pete: $3.85

U.S. price at the pump

Average: The average price for a gallon of gas across the country on Monday, according to AAA, was $3.82, an increase of 7 cents a gallon from the previous week.

What the experts are saying

Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy: “Average gasoline prices continued to move up last week thanks to a continued rise in oil and continued pressure from hot weather that impacted refineries. However, the pace of increases has started to slow down over the last few days, and for now, appears to have hit a peak over the weekend and is beginning to gently fall.”

Mark Jenkins, spokesman for AAA: “Florida gas prices are now the highest since August of last year. These surging prices have been driven by a couple of factors. Extreme temperatures along the gulf coast has kept refineries from operating at full capacity. Globally, oil prices are significantly higher than a month ago, as OPEC production cuts cause global oil supplies to tighten.”

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.