Weekly gas roundup: Prices up 11.6 cents in Alabama

Average gas prices in Alabama rose 11.6 cents per gallon over the past week, up to an average of $3.28 a gallon as of Monday, according to GasBuddy‘s survey of 3,348 gas stations in Alabama.

Prices in Alabama are 38.1 cents per gallon higher than this time last month and 22.4 cents per gallon higher than this time last year.

Nationally, the price of gas rose 9.7 cents per gallon over the past week, up to an average of $3.49 a gallon. That’s up 33.3 gents a gallon from this time last month and 14.1 cents a gallon higher than this time last year.

The national average price of diesel rose 5.4 cents over the past week, up to an average of $4.65 a gallon.

“The national average price of gasoline has risen for the fifth straight week as retailers pass along the rise in wholesale gasoline prices due to continued challenges: refinery utilization that still hasn’t fully recovered from December’s cold weather, and refinery maintenance season that’s just around the corner,” said Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy. “There appears to be little good news on the gas price front, with prices unlikely to turn around any time soon.”

According to GasBuddy price reports:

• The cheapest gas station in Alabama was priced at $2.83 a gallon as of Sunday
• The most expensive gas station in Alabama was priced at $3.59 a gallon as of Sunday

Around Tuscaloosa, you can get gas as low as $3.04. Check out where right here.