Georgia drivers can expect lower gas prices this year. According to AAA Auto Club Group, prices at the pump are off to their lowest start to the month of January since 2016. The state average has now declined a total of 74 cents since October.
Georgia drivers are now paying an average price of $2.06 per gallon - the lowest daily average price since August 2016. Compared to last Memorial Day, when the state average peaked at around $2.84, Georgia drivers are now saving an average of nearly $12 for a 15-gallon tank of gasoline.
Clarke County drivers are paying an average of $2.02 per gallon.
The most expensive gas price averages: Hinesville-Fort Stewart ($2.22), Brunswick ($2.15), Savannah ($2.14); while the least expensive averages are Catoosa-Dade-Walker ($1.88), Dalton ($1.93), and Warner Robins ($1.96)
In 2018, Georgia gas prices averaged $2.59 per gallon, for regular unleaded. That was 30 cents per gallon more than the year before.
The national average price for gasoline is $2.24 per gallon, which is the lowest daily average since July 2017. On average, Americans are paying 67 cents per gallon less than they did three months ago, amounting to a savings of $10 for a full 15-gallon tank of gasoline.