California
California Diesel Prices Today
The average diesel price in California, how it compares with the U.S. average, and the 12-month trend.
Week of October 12, 2026
$8.09per gallon
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), weekly retail on-highway diesel price, published Mondays.
What is the average diesel price in California today?
The average retail diesel price in California is $8.09 per gallon for the week of October 12, 2026, up 1 cent from last week and 64% above a year ago. That is $1.91 above the U.S. average of $6.18, according to EIA, the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Week of October 12, 2026. Source: EIA weekly retail on-highway diesel price.
California diesel price, last 12 months
Weekly, dollars per gallon. The U.S. average this week is $6.18. Source: EIA.
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Compare with other regions
California
State
$8.09/gal
$1.91 above U.S. average
Last 26 weeks
New England
6 states
$6.44/gal
26 cents above U.S. average
Last 26 weeks
Central Atlantic
6 states
$6.47/gal
29 cents above U.S. average
Last 26 weeks
Lower Atlantic
6 states
$5.64/gal
53 cents below U.S. average
Last 26 weeks
Midwest
15 states
$6.26/gal
8 cents above U.S. average
Last 26 weeks
Gulf Coast
6 states
$5.81/gal
37 cents below U.S. average
Last 26 weeks
Rocky Mountain
5 states
$6.30/gal
12 cents above U.S. average
Last 26 weeks
West Coast
7 states
$7.24/gal
$1.06 above U.S. average
Last 26 weeks
Diesel tax by state
Part of every gallon is tax. See the state diesel tax for California and every other state, ranked from highest to lowest, in our diesel tax by state table.
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The average retail diesel price in California is $8.09 per gallon for the week of October 12, 2026, up 1 cent from last week and 64% above a year ago. That is $1.91 above the national average of $6.18. The source is EIA, the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
EIA publishes a separate diesel price for California because it is the only state with its own weekly diesel series. Every other state is counted in its region.
This is an average across many stations for the week. The price at one pump depends on the brand, the exact location, state and local taxes, and whether you use a fuel card discount. Use it as a guide for planning, then compare stops on your route.
How to read these numbers
Prices are the U.S. Energy Information Administration's weekly retail on-highway diesel prices, published on Mondays (latest: October 12, 2026). We show them unchanged. They are averages, not the price at one pump. EIA publishes the national average, seven regions and California only, so a state that is not California uses its region's average. This page refreshes every day.
Source: EIA Gasoline and Diesel Fuel Update.