Christmas 2021 Gas Prices: What You'll Pay At Hudson Valley Pumps

HUDSON VALLEY, NY — If you’ve done any traveling by car in the months leading up to Christmas, you’ve likely noticed higher-than-normal gas prices in and around the Hudson Valley.

Are we in for any relief at the pumps this Christmas? A little, but motorists will still be paying an average of $1.19 more per gallon than they did a year ago, according to a recent report by AAA.

At the start of December, the national average price for a gallon of gas was $3.35, down seven cents from November. On Monday, the national average was $3.33 per gallon.

While it’s been two months since we’ve seen gas prices this low, the drop has mostly been fueled by fears of a COVID-19-related global economic slowdown, according to AAA.

So how much can you expect to pay at the pump in the Hudson Valley this Christmas?

Here are the average prices for a gallon of gas around the Hudson Valley, according to AAA data, as of Monday:

• Dutchess County: $3.54
• Ulster County: $3.41
• Orange County: $3.50
• Putnam County: $3.60
• Rockland County: $3.68
• Westchester County: $3.72

New York state's average price on Monday was $3.52. Average prices are updated daily.

If you live in the western United States, you’re likely paying some of the highest gas prices in the nation. As of Dec. 9, gas prices were as much as $4.68 in California, $3.90 in Nevada, $3.87 in Washington state and $3.78 in Oregon.

Meanwhile, southern Plains states including Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Kansas and Missouri are enjoying the nation’s lowest gas prices, ranging from $2.91 to $2.96 per gallon.