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Average Monthly Retail Motor Gasoline Prices in Columbus, Nebraska

Regular unleaded gasoline has an octane greater than or equal to 85 and less than 88. Midgrade motor gasoline has an octane greater than or equal to 88 and less than or equal to 90, which includes some octane boosters (this includes E-10 in Nebraska). Premium gasoline has an octane greater than 90.

Average monthly prices can also be viewed for the state and the following cities: Grand Island, Kearney, Lincoln, Norfolk, North Platte, and Omaha.

Weekly average prices are available.

Today's average state price can be found in the State Gas Prices report. Scroll down in the report to find today's average metro prices for motor gasoline.

A general rule of thumb: A dollar increase in the West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil price per barrel will result in a 2.5–cent increase in the price of gasoline per gallon. Likewise, a dollar decrease in the WTI crude oil price per barrel will result in a 2.5–cent decrease in the price of gasoline per gallon.

Monthly Regular Unleaded Gasoline Prices Columbus, Nebraska Graph

 

Grade–Regular Unleaded
YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2024$2.73$2.98$3.26$3.38$3.36$3.27$3.31$3.10$2.97$2.81$2.64NA
2023$3.22$3.27$3.23$3.46$3.49$3.40$3.32$3.78$3.87$3.50$3.05$2.80
2022$3.16$3.37$3.82$3.89$4.07$4.69$4.49$3.83$3.63$3.75$3.54$3.10
2021$2.33$2.49$2.79$2.85$2.92$2.94$3.05$3.07$3.07$3.16$3.31$3.20
2020$2.43$2.29$2.11$1.64$1.66$1.96$2.10$2.02$2.10$2.04$2.00$2.11
2019$2.05$2.17$2.48$2.69$2.70$2.51$2.59$2.46$2.48$2.44$2.51$2.41
2018$2.52$2.51$2.51$2.59$2.76$2.76$2.70$2.68$2.71$2.74$2.46$2.10
2017$2.24$2.18$2.17$2.26$2.19$2.14$2.08$2.20$2.43$2.32$2.44$2.39
2016$1.68$1.51$1.92$2.01$2.17$2.26$2.08$2.08$2.12$2.10$1.97$2.10
2015$2.01$2.19$2.45$2.38$2.55$2.67$2.69$2.60$2.38$2.39$2.12$1.90
2014$3.24$3.31$3.55$3.65$3.56$3.56$3.54$3.45$3.40$3.15$2.97$2.50
2013$3.23$3.63$3.72$3.57$3.77$3.69$3.56$3.56$3.59$3.33$3.14$3.15
2012$3.28$3.50$3.79$3.85$3.65$3.52$3.51$3.67$3.85$3.73$3.37$3.28
2011$3.11$3.20$3.54$3.82$3.97$3.76$3.67$3.67$3.67$3.46$3.43$3.25
2010$2.74$2.68$2.83$2.86$2.87$2.71$2.70$2.77$2.77$2.82$2.86$2.98
2009$1.75$1.87$1.91$2.02$2.23$2.65$2.43$2.59$2.52$2.53$2.71$2.64
2008$3.01$2.99$3.21$3.39$3.72$3.95$4.01$3.74$3.61$2.94$2.01$1.62
2007$2.11$2.27$2.56$2.77$3.18$3.04$3.16$2.87$3.00$2.86$3.11$3.03
2006$2.27$2.24$2.39$2.71$2.80$2.75$2.93$2.94$2.32$2.12$2.18$2.30
2005$1.78$1.89$2.08$2.21$2.07$2.11$2.23$2.46$2.81$2.54$2.13$2.13
2004$1.55$1.60$1.70$1.75$1.95$1.90$1.85$1.85$1.80$1.93$1.89$1.77
2003$1.43$1.62$1.67$1.51$1.49$1.47$1.47$1.59$1.62$1.53$1.51$1.46
2002NANANA$1.40$1.40$1.38$1.42$1.41$1.42$1.50$1.45$1.36

 

Monthly Midgrade Unleaded Gasoline Prices Columbus, Nebraska Graph

 

Grade–Midgrade
YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2024$2.89$3.05$3.27$3.45$3.44$3.32$3.34$3.26$3.10$3.07$2.82NA
2023$3.29$3.30$3.21$3.47$3.54$3.46$3.36$3.84$3.97$3.58$3.18$2.94
2022$3.17$3.37$3.83$3.89$4.19$4.76$4.55$3.89$3.70$3.75$3.55$3.13
2021$2.25$2.47$2.78$2.80$2.89$2.90$3.00$3.01$3.02$3.08$3.33$3.15
2020$2.53$2.43$2.26$1.78$1.75$1.97$2.15$2.10$2.24$2.17$2.04$2.08
2019$2.12$2.22$2.51$2.76$2.75$2.58$2.58$2.46$2.57$2.50$2.61$2.51
2018$2.49$2.51$2.51$2.62$2.74$2.80$2.75$2.80$2.80$2.83$2.52$2.18
2017$2.24$2.20$2.19$2.28$2.22$2.20$2.19$2.26$2.49$2.39$2.48$2.37
2016$1.75$1.50$1.90$1.97$2.08$2.18$2.00$2.04$2.09$2.10$1.96$2.11
2015$2.01$2.25$2.49$2.39$2.55$2.66$2.71$2.65$2.47$2.46$2.27$2.04
2014$3.23$3.29$3.52$3.63$3.54$3.59$3.58$3.51$3.41$3.17$2.96$2.55
2013$3.13$3.54$3.63$3.49$3.69$3.61$3.50$3.52$3.50$3.26$3.07$3.05
2012$3.19$3.42$3.70$3.79$3.57$3.44$3.44$3.60$3.77$3.64$3.30$3.17
2011$3.18$3.15$3.46$3.73$3.88$3.66$3.58$3.59$3.58$3.38$3.35$3.18
2010$2.80$2.74$2.89$2.92$2.94$2.77$2.76$2.84$2.83$2.88$2.92$3.05
2009$1.79$1.91$1.96$2.07$2.28$2.71$2.48$2.64$2.58$2.58$2.77$2.70
2008$3.07$3.06$3.28$3.46$3.80$4.04$4.09$3.81$3.68$2.99$2.05$1.66
2007$2.16$2.32$2.62$2.83$3.25$3.11$3.23$2.93$3.07$2.92$3.18$3.10
2006$2.32$2.29$2.44$2.77$2.86$2.81$3.00$3.01$2.37$2.16$2.23$2.35
2005$1.82$1.93$2.13$2.26$2.11$2.15$2.28$2.51$2.87$2.59$2.17$2.18
2004$1.58$1.64$1.73$1.79$2.00$1.94$1.89$1.89$1.84$1.97$1.94$1.81
2003$1.46$1.65$1.71$1.54$1.53$1.50$1.50$1.62$1.65$1.57$1.54$1.49
2002NANANA$1.43$1.43$1.41$1.45$1.44$1.45$1.53$1.48$1.39

 

 

Monthly Premium Unleaded Gasoline Prices Columbus, Nebraska Graph

 

Grade–Premium
YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2024$3.46$3.72$3.97$4.02$4.01$3.91$3.91$3.74$3.69$3.56$3.24NA
2023$3.88$3.95$3.91$4.09$4.17$4.13$3.92$4.47$4.56$4.27$3.79$3.49
2022$3.58$3.82$4.29$4.41$4.62$5.35$5.23$4.57$4.37$4.43$4.25$3.77
2021$2.75$2.91$3.21$3.28$3.35$3.37$3.45$3.45$3.47$3.53$3.76$3.61
2020$2.68$2.53$2.60$2.14$2.15$2.44$2.56$2.44$2.55$2.45$2.43$2.54
2019$2.40$2.48$2.64$2.87$2.86$2.86$2.86$2.75$2.82$2.80$2.95$2.80
2018$2.87$2.87$2.92$2.87$3.02$3.04$3.02$3.03$3.03$3.14$2.88$2.55
2017$2.66$2.70$2.58$2.60$2.69$2.60$2.27$2.64$2.82$2.63$2.82$2.81
2016$2.41$2.20$2.37$2.29$2.52$2.70$2.59$2.66$2.70$2.66$2.53$2.65
2015$2.66$2.59$2.69$2.65$2.83$2.97$3.03$3.27$2.86$3.07$2.93$2.55
2014$3.51$3.58$3.84$3.88$3.85$3.94$3.91$3.87$3.80$3.66$3.50$3.25
2013$3.47$3.74$3.94$3.81$3.98$4.02$3.91$3.97$3.98$3.92$3.65$3.52
2012$3.41$3.63$3.88$3.96$3.80$3.71$3.69$3.88$4.06$3.95$3.61$3.47
2011$3.27$3.28$3.64$3.94$4.11$3.88$3.77$3.76$3.78$3.58$3.56$3.43
2010$2.88$2.81$2.97$3.00$3.02$2.85$2.84$2.92$2.91$2.97$3.00$3.13
2009$1.84$1.96$2.01$2.13$2.34$2.78$2.55$2.72$2.65$2.65$2.85$2.77
2008$3.16$3.15$3.37$3.56$3.91$4.15$4.20$3.92$3.78$3.08$2.11$1.71
2007$2.22$2.38$2.69$2.91$3.34$3.19$3.32$3.01$3.15$3.00$3.27$3.19
2006$2.39$2.36$2.51$2.85$2.94$2.89$3.08$3.09$2.44$2.23$2.29$2.42
2005$1.87$1.99$2.19$2.32$2.17$2.21$2.35$2.58$2.95$2.66$2.23$2.24
2004$1.63$1.69$1.78$1.84$2.05$1.99$1.94$1.94$1.89$2.03$1.99$1.86
2003$1.50$1.70$1.75$1.59$1.57$1.54$1.54$1.67$1.70$1.61$1.59$1.53
2002NANANA$1.47$1.47$1.45$1.49$1.48$1.49$1.58$1.53$1.42

 

Source: Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy, Lincoln, NE.

Notes: NA indicates that data is not available. Numbers in red have been revised.