With popular holiday travel days ahead, gas prices in Fresno County dropping

The holiday season is once again the most wonderful time of the year to save money on gas.

In Fresno County, drivers are paying an average price for gas of $4.017 per gallon. In November, that monthly average was $4.440 per gallon.

That’s according to data from gasbuddy.com.

And if you’re really determined to pay as little as possible at the pump, gasbuddy.com tracks the Top 10 gas stations with the cheapest fuel prices.

At the top of that list is EZ Trip/Arco at 2171 Shaw Ave. in northwest Fresno with unleaded gas selling for $3.39 per gallon.

The Costco in Clovis currently has the second-cheapest gas at $3.42 per gallon.

The annual lows are near par of what gas prices were a year ago during the holidays.

Compared to other parts of the country, though, Fresno County gas prices are more than $1 higher with the national average at $2.85 per gallon.

California’s average, however, is slightly higher than Fresno County’s at $4.30 per gallon.

So it might be best to fill up in Fresno before driving out of town rather than waiting to get to a gas station elsewhere.

Gasoline is typically cheapest during the winter when the demand decreases and temperatures cool, and retailers switch over to sell winter-blend fuel.

The winter-blend fuels are cheaper to produce.

Holiday travel

AAA projects 122.4 million Americans will travel at least 50 miles from home over the 13-day year-end holiday period Dec. 20 through Jan. 1.

This year’s forecast is a 2.2% increase over 2024, surpassing last year’s record of 119.7 million travelers.

And if you’re among those planning a trip to Southern California, be prepared for some traffic.

An anticipated record-breaking 10.2 million SoCal folks are expected to travel at least 50 miles from home beginning Saturday with 8.9 million traveling by car.