Warren is no longer near the top of the list when it comes to gas prices in Pennsylvania.

Gas prices in the Warren area are 16.1 cents lower than they were last week as drivers get ready for the Memorial Day weekend. The decrease in the Warren area is marked given the area’s place near the top of cities with the highest gas prices in the state. Last week’s 16.1 cent drop means there are several areas with higher gas prices than Warren, including Beaver ($4.931), Butler ($4.809), Indiana ($4.800), Kittanning ($4.937), Mercer ($4.803), New Kensington ($4.876), Oil City ($4.891), Pittsburgh ($4.894), Uniontown ($4.825) and Washington ($4.817).

In Western Pennsylvania the average price of a gallon of gas is $4.760, roughly 11 cents cheaper than last week’s price of $4.851 but $1.265 higher than the price in the region a year ago.

Travelers are preparing to hit the road in record numbers this week, and drivers will be facing the highest Memorial Day gas prices since 2022. This time last year, the national average price for a gallon of gasoline was $3.17. The price for a barrel of Brent crude oil, the international standard, went from a high of $112 overnight early Monday morning to less than $107 before turning back higher later in the day Monday after President Donald Trump said he would hold off on a military attack on Iran planned for Tuesday, at the request of allies in the region. That kept alive hopes that a deal to open the Strait of Hormuz may still be possible.

With elevated oil prices and expected higher demand, AAA officials said prices could continue to push upward through the week and into the weekend.

The nation’s top 10 most expensive gasoline markets are California ($6.15), Washington ($5.77), Hawaii ($5.63), Oregon ($5.33), Alaska ($5.28), Nevada ($5.24), Illinois ($5.05), Michigan ($4.83), Arizona ($4.82), and District of Columbia ($4.67). The nation’s top 10 least expensive gasoline markets are Texas ($3.97), Mississippi ($3.99), Georgia ($3.99), Louisiana ($3.99), Oklahoma ($4.00), Alabama ($4.06), Arkansas ($4.06), Kansas ($4.09), Tennessee ($4.12), and Indiana ($4.12).

U.S. consumer prices climbed sharply again last month as the 10-week war with Iran pushed energy prices higher. The Labor Department’s consumer price index rose 3.8% from April 2025, according to data released Tuesday. On a month-to-month basis, April prices rose 0.6% from March as gasoline prices rose 5.4% during the month; the month-over-month gain was down from a 0.9% increase from February to March. Labor Department figures showed that gasoline prices are up more than 28% compared to a year ago while the AAA reports gas is 44% more than it cost last year at this time.

U.S. wholesale inflation came in hot last month. Producer prices rose 6% from a year earlier, the most since December 2022, as the 10-week Iran war pushed up energy prices and put pressure on companies to pass along higher costs to consumers.

The Labor Department reported last week that its producer price index — which tracks inflation before it hits consumers — shot up 1.4% in April, the biggest monthly gain since March 2022. Energy prices climbed 7.8% from March to April and 22.7% from a year earlier. Gasoline soared 15.6% from March and diesel, the dominant fuel used in shopping, jumped 12.6%. Excluding volatile food and energy costs, so-called core producer prices were up 1% from March and 5.2% from April 2025. All the numbers were much higher than economists had forecast.

Prices are higher as AAA projects 45 million Americans will travel at least 50 miles from home for Memorial Day between Thursday, May 21, and Monday, May 25. This is slightly higher than 2025 when 44.8 million people traveled for the holiday. The 2026 domestic travel forecast sets a new Memorial Day weekend travel record with 39.1 million travelers expected to drive and 3.66 million expected to fly to their destinations. While gas prices are higher than last Memorial Day weekend, average ticket prices for flights are lower than last year.

“The majority of Americans will drive over the three-day Memorial Day weekend even though gas prices are much higher than they were last year,” said Jim Garrity, director of public affairs, AAA East Central. “The demand for travel is still strong and with Memorial Day marking the unofficial start of summer, many people are prioritizing leisure travel and spending those discretionary dollars.”