Utah gas prices are expected to stay low over the summer

SALT LAKE CITY — Utah gas prices are now lower than the national average after dropping over 20 cents in the last month. Travel officials said this is normal, it was actually the past two years of high prices that were out of the ordinary.

The current average price of gas in the state is sitting right around $3.43. This is a few pennies shy of the national average and nearly 60 cents cheaper than this time last year.

Julian Paredes with the AAA says these prices seem much lower because of the last two years when various problems skyrocketed the price of gas in the country.

“This year looks pretty different compared to the last two years,” Paredes said. “But really, I think it just looks normal.”

Paredes said one of the various problems related to Utah gas prices going up were due to the start of the war in Ukraine pushing up demand and throwing off the maintenance schedule for refineries.

Now the refineries are back on track, which is a reason prices have been decreasing nationwide over the last month.

Paredes said prices may drop or rise a few cents but should stay around $3.40 throughout the summer in Utah. 

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