New York Gas Prices Remain High In Month Of May

The cost to fill up your vehicle remains very high in New York State.

According to AAA, the average price of a gallon of regular unleaded gas remains about 30 cents more per gallon than what we were paying in April.

At the time of this writing, the average price of regular unlead gas was around $3.72 per gallon which is up from the $3.47 per gallon we were paying last month.

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The most expensive gas can be found in Northern and Eastern New York. The highest average price is in Hamilton County where the current average is $3.92 per gallon of regular unleaded gas.

The lowest average price is in Central New York in Seneca County where the average price for a regular gallon of unleaded gas is $3.59. That is up 12 cents from last week.

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The cost of gas is expected to increase over the next several weeks as well as gas producers had to switch over to the Summer blend of gas on May 1st. This gas costs more to produce so that will lead to a jump in the price at the pump.

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The good news is that gas stations have until June 1st to make the switch from Winter blend gas to the Summer blend which is why we might not see a huge spike in the price of gas in May but later in June.

You can find the price of gas near you anytime HERE.