Arkansas gas prices lower than normal as summer comes to end

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – AAA officials said gas prices in Arkansas will be lower than normal as the summer comes to an end.

AAA officials said the price of crude oil is the main contributing factor to cheaper gas prices. As summer ends, officials said drivers can expect prices to soon enter the seasonal fall decline.

“Barring any major disruptions to oil and gas, like hurricanes or unforeseen geopolitical events, drivers can expect gas prices to soon enter the seasonal fall decline, meaning additional savings to lower than typical summer prices,” officials said.

According to AAA, the statewide gas price average is $2.80 per gallon of regular fuel, up three cents since last week.

Throughout the state, drivers in Desha County are paying the state’s highest gas average of $3.20. Drivers in Nevada County are paying the least at the pumps with an average of $2.67.

In central Arkansas, gas in Little Rock-North Little Rock area is averaging at $2.79 per gallon. Drivers in Pine Bluff are paying $2.77 per gallon and Hot Springs drivers are paying an average of $2.75 per gallon.

The national gas price average is $3.14.