Posted on 11/30/25
| News Source: FOX45
Baltimore, MD - Nov. 30, 2025 - The national average gas price has fallen to $3 per gallon for the first time in over four years, according to AAA.
The last occurrence was on May 12, 2021. AAA says this development is particularly welcome news for the more than 73 million Americans, including 1.3 million Marylanders and nearly 1.5 million residents of the D.C. metro area, who traveled by car over the Thanksgiving holiday.
Ragina C. Ali, Manager of Public and Government Affairs for AAA in Maryland and Washington, D.C., noted, "The national average dropping to $3.00 a gallon for the first time in four years is especially welcome news for those hitting the roads and heading home from the long holiday weekend."
As of November 30, the current national average is down seven cents from last week, three cents from a month ago, and five cents lower than this time last year. Maryland's average stands at $2.99, a decrease of five cents over the past week and seven cents compared to last year. Washington, D.C. prices remain above $3.00, but the metro area's average has dropped to $2.94, nine cents less than last week.
Ali explained that the drop in prices is due to low crude oil prices and sluggish gasoline demand. "Multiple factors determine the fluctuation of prices at the pump," she said, citing crude oil prices, refining costs, taxes, supply and demand, international conflict, economic uncertainty, and hurricane season as contributing factors.
If the national average continues to fall, it could match the prices from the spring of 2021, when it remained in the $2/gallon range. Currently, 31 states, including Maryland and Virginia, have averages under $3/gallon, with Oklahoma boasting the lowest price at $2.41.
Ali added, "While AAA doesn't predict gas prices, barring any major weather or geopolitical events, it appears the national average will continue to stay low as we head into the end-of-year holiday season."
Last year, the national average was about $3.04 at the end of 2024.