A gas pump in Tampa, Florida on April 20, 2023. Credit: Photovia Heidi Besen/Shutterstock

Gasoline prices in Florida shot up during the past week as the battle between Israel and Iran escalated.

The AAA auto club said Florida motorists Monday paid an average of $3.10 for a gallon of regular unleaded gas, up 15 cents from a week earlier.

Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy, said the Middle East conflict likely will continue to affect prices, with a “very limited potential” to raise the national average to $3.50 a gallon. AAA said the national average Monday was $3.22 a gallon, up 8 cents from a week earlier.

“Initial oil market reaction is limited,” De Haan wrote Sunday. “WTI (West Texas Intermediate) up (about) 3 percent to $77 (a barrel), a bit softer response (thus far) than I anticipated … meaning gas prices are likely to continue moving higher, but inching up instead of spiking.”

Florida’s lowest average price Monday was in the Crestview-Fort Walton Beach area at $2.91 a gallon, according to AAA. The highest average was $3.25 a gallon in the West Palm Beach-Boca Raton area.

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This article appears in Jun 19-25, 2025.