(The Center Square) – Gas prices are creeping up in October with a 2-cent increase from last week, according to AAA.
The average cost of a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline is $2.89. The price is 2 cents less than a month ago but 12 cents higher than the same time last year, the organization said.
“Gas prices in Georgia crept up slowly over the weekend, largely due to a slight increase in crude oil,” Montrae Waiters, spokeswoman for AAA-The Auto Club Group, said.
Georgia motorists will find the most expensive gas in the Savannah area at $3.02 a gallon. The least expensive gas is in Valdosta near the Florida border at $2.77. Two locations near Georgia’s border with Tennessee also have low gas prices. Fuel in the Catoosa-Dade-Walker area is averaging $2.78 a gallon. A refueling stop in Dalton will cost $2.80 a gallon.
Among Georgia’s surrounding states, gas is more affordable in all of them except Florida, where a gallon of unleaded fuel is $3.02 a gallon, according to AAA. The average price in Alabama is $2.77, Tennessee’s cost is $2.75 and South Carolina is $2.79.
National gas prices remain at $3.13 a gallon. California has the priciest gas in the country at $4.65 a gallon. Oklahoma gas stations are charging the least on average, $2.59.
Gas prices could fluctuate with the cooler temperatures, according to AAA. With the summer travel season in the rear view mirror, gas stations are moving to the cheaper winter-blend fuel. OPEC is scheduled to announce it is upping production as the crude oil supply is strong, according to AAA.
