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Christmas Gas Prices Hit Lowest Level Since 2020 — Down to $2.79 Per Gallon

December 21, 2025

Christmas gas prices have hit their lowest levels since 2020, a trend that should help bring down prices for a variety of goods and services.

In what can only be described as a win for the Trump adminisration, Christmas gas prices are expected to average at $2.79 per gallon by December 25th.

This will make it the cheapest Christmas Day since 2020 at the height of the COVID pandemic, when prices averaged $2.26 amid a sharp nationwide fall in demand.

It is also a marked decrease on last year, when prices were at $2.95.

This means drivers will save an estimated half a billion dollars during Christmas week compared with 2024.

MSN’s Wellbeing Whisper columnist explains:

Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy, said: “Christmas is often when gas prices settle near the lowest levels of the year, and 2025 is no exception. Refinery maintenance has wrapped up, supplies are rising, and winter demand is much lower than in summer all of which help keep a lid on prices.” He forecasts that the trend of lower costs may flow over into 2026, all other things being equal.

It has slipped steadily since the beginning of December and last week fell below $3 per gallon for the first time in more than four years. Current averages sit at $2.905 per gallon, down from $3.030 a year ago. The savings, however, are hardly uniform.

Major regional disparities remain: Oklahoma drivers are paying just $2.339 per gallon while Californians pay $4.343. In pockets of Missouri, Colorado, Oklahoma and Texas, stations already sell regular unleaded for less than $2 per gallon, an almost unimaginable sight in recent years.

Cross state lines, and that may mean a 20- to 80-cent differential per gallon, making strategic fuel stops one of the easiest ways to stretch travel budgets.

Immediately after taking office back in January, President Trump declared a “national energy emergency” to lower gas prices through a “drill, baby, drill” agenda.

Key actions include expanding offshore leasing, fast-tracking pipeline permits, and slashing envionmental regulations to boost domestic production.

However, prices still remain above his long-term goal of under $2 a gallon.

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