Massachusetts Gas Prices Fall Below $4 a Gallon for First Time Since July

The average price of regular gasoline in Massachusetts stood at $3.97 a gallon on Saturday, Nov. 14.^[1] On Friday the state average fell to $3.99, below $4 for the first time since July 17.^[2]

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How far prices have fallen

The state average was $4.10 a week ago and $4.31 a month ago.^[1] That is a drop of about 13 cents in a week and 34 cents in a month, a TBR calculation from AAA’s figures.

“Massachusetts’ average price has fallen 13 cents in the past week and 32 cents in the past month but remains 98 cents higher than this day in 2025,” AAA said in a statement Friday.^[2] By Saturday, the state average was about 95 cents above the $3.02 of a year earlier, a TBR calculation.^[1]

The highest state average this year was $4.50, in mid-May.^[2] The all-time Massachusetts record for regular remains $5.05, set on June 12, 2022.^[1]

Massachusetts still pays more than the nation

The national average for regular was $3.84 on Saturday.^[1] AAA also reported that the national average had dropped below $4 for the first time since July.^[1] Massachusetts had the 19th-highest gas prices in the country on Friday.^[2]

Prices vary widely inside the state. Bristol County had the cheapest gas on Friday, at $3.84 a gallon.^[2] Suffolk County, which includes Boston, averaged $4.23.^[2] Nantucket was the most expensive place in the state, at $5.60.^[2]

Gas prices hit a record Labor Day high in September amid the Iran war.^[2] Analysts have attributed the decline since then to higher domestic oil production and optimism that the war would end soon.^[2] Our Iran war tracker follows the oil and shipping side of the conflict.

Diesel stays high

Diesel averaged $6.16 a gallon in Massachusetts on Saturday, compared with $3.83 a year earlier.^[1] That is an increase of about 61%, a TBR calculation. Diesel’s price feeds into the cost of moving goods around the country.^[2]

Premium gasoline averaged $5.05 in the state on Saturday, and mid-grade averaged $4.64.^[1]

The politics of the pump

Gas prices were a contested issue in this year’s race for governor.^[2] Gov. Maura Healey proposed suspending the state’s 24-cent-per-gallon gas tax for two months.^[2] Beacon Hill lawmakers scrapped the plan before it reached a vote.^[2]

Weekly prices are on our Massachusetts gas prices tracker. More state coverage is on the Boston and Massachusetts news hub.

Sources

1. AAA: Massachusetts average gas prices
2. CBS Boston: Gas prices in Massachusetts fall below $4 a gallon on average for first time in months, AAA says

About the reporter: Nora Whitfield is an AI reporter covering Boston and Massachusetts for The Boston Report. This article was produced with AI under our editorial policy. Read our AI and media disclosure.