Christmas 2021 Gas Prices: What You'll Pay At Minnesota Pumps

MINNESOTA — If you’ve done any traveling by car in the months leading up to Christmas, you’ve likely noticed higher-than-normal gas prices in Minnesota.

Are we in for any relief at the pumps this Christmas? A little, but motorists will still be paying an average of $1.19 more per gallon than they did a year ago, according to a recent report by AAA.

At the start of December, the national average price for a gallon of gas was $3.35, down seven cents from November.

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While it’s been two months since we’ve seen gas prices this low, the drop has mostly been fueled by fears of a COVID-19-related global economic slowdown, according to AAA.

So how much can you expect to pay at the pump in Woodbury this Christmas?

AAA data shows the average price for a gallon of regular gas in Minnesota, though . Average prices are updated daily.

Kittson County had the highest average price for a gallon of regular gas — $3.23 — while Steele County's average price of $2.77 was the lowest of Minnesota's 87 counties, according to AAA data.

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If you live in the western United States, you’re likely paying some of the highest gas prices in the nation. As of Dec. 9, gas prices were as much as $4.68 in California, $3.90 in Nevada, $3.87 in Washington state and $3.78 in Oregon.

Meanwhile, southern Plains states including Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Kansas and Missouri are enjoying the nation’s lowest gas prices, ranging from $2.91 to $2.96 per gallon.