How gas prices have changed in Charlotte in the last week
Stacker compiled statistics on gas prices in Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill (NC only) metro area using data from AAA. Gas prices are current as of May 18.
Charlotte by the numbers
- Gas current price: $4.23
--- North Carolina average: $4.19
- Week change: +$0.03 (+0.7%)
- Year change: +$1.33 (+45.7%)
- Historical expensive gas price: $4.63 (6/12/22)
- Diesel current price: $5.43
- Week change: -$0.04 (-0.7%)
- Year change: +$2.05 (+60.7%)
- Historical expensive diesel price: $5.79 (4/7/26)
Metros with the least expensive gas
#1. McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX: $3.78
#2. Brownsville-Harlingen, TX: $3.79
#3. Laredo, TX: $3.80
Read on to see which metros have the most expensive gas prices.
#5. San Luis Obispo-Atascadero-Paso Robles, CA
- Regular gas price: $6.30
#4. San Rafael, CA
- Regular gas price: $6.31
#3. San Francisco, CA
- Regular gas price: $6.31
#2. Salinas, CA
- Regular gas price: $6.31
#1. Napa, CA
- Regular gas price: $6.37












