- April 7, 2026
Gas prices in Florida were up an average of 24 cents in the past week, cruising past the $4 mark as the conflict in Iran continued to rattle global oil markets.
The average gallon of gas was $4.19 in Florida on Monday, according to the auto club AAA, $1.30 more than on Feb. 28 when the U.S. and Israel began attacks inside Iran.
GasBuddy forecast further increases this week, with the biggest jolts in the Plains, Great Lakes, and parts of the Rockies.
Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy, said in the “Over A Barrel” podcast on Sunday summer discretionary spending is already part of families’ budget decisions.
“People still want to travel. They're just going to cut additional spending elsewhere,” De Haan said. “They'll stay at a cheaper hotel. They won't go out to eat. They might not do Putt-Putt or movies. So, I don't think people are going to give up on those choices yet. But the longer this goes and the more prices go up, people are going to make those tough decisions, and that is what most people will remember when they go to the polls in November.”
Averages in Florida ranged from $3.90 a gallon in Escambia County at western end of the Panhandle to $4.48 a gallon in Monroe County at the southern end of the Peninsula.
The average was $4.23 a gallon in Orange County and $4.21 in Duval County.
Nationally, the average was $4.12 on Monday, 13 cents higher than a week earlier and $1.14 more than on Feb. 28.
Diesel in Florida was at $5.81 a gallon on Monday, 19 cents higher than a week earlier and $1.35 higher than a month ago.
The national average for diesel was at $5.62 on Monday.
For electric vehicles, the cost per kilowatt-hour at Florida charging stations rounded to 41 cents this past week. The price was 39 cents on Feb. 28. Nationally, the average rounds to 42 cents. The average was 39 cents on Feb. 28.’
