Gas Prices Continue to Fall at Berkeley Pumps

In a non-traditional pattern, gasoline prices continue to fall as the summer season inches forward. On Monday, the cheapest price at the pump in Berkeley was $3.69 per gallon — a drop from a few weeks ago when rates topped $4. Berkeley is also cheaper than the East Bay and state average for gas. 

The summer months and the July 4th weekend are usually a time where the cost of gasoline rises along with the temperatures — but not this year. The cost for a gallon of regular unleaded has declined another nickel or so the past week and is down more than 20 cents in the past month.

Nationwide, the Lundberg Survey reports the average cost for a gallon of unleaded regular is now at $3.63. That's a decline of 11 cents in the past two weeks.

In California, the average price is now $3.82. That's about 8 cents lower than a week ago and 24 cents less than last month.

The typical price in the East Bay is also hovering right around $3.82, according to a California State Automobile Association website. That's 7 cents lower than a week ago and 24 cents less than a month ago. A year ago, however, the price was $3.16 a gallon.

Experts say the recent downward march at the fuel pumps will continue, at least for awhile.

Cheapest Gas Stations in Berkeley (Monday, June 27):

3000 Shattuck Ave.

 1900 Martin Luther King Jr Way