FACT BRIEFWere average gas prices below $2 per gallon anywhere in Nevada in December 2025?
No.
Average gas prices are not below $2 per gallon anywhere in Nevada as of December 2025, according to the American Automobile Association’s (AAA) price monitor.
On Dec. 22, 2025, a gallon of gas in Nevada cost $3.42 on average.
The highest average gas price on Dec. 22 was in Washoe County and the lowest was in Lander County. Nevada’s gas prices are higher than the national average of $2.86 per gallon.
GasBuddy, a website tracking individual stations’ prices, lists only one Nevada station selling gas for less than $2 per gallon, a Pilot Travel Center in Elko County where the Dec. 22 price was $1.99 per gallon.
Experts attribute Nevada’s higher fuel prices to its reliance on California oil refineries, where maintenance issues can cause a bottleneck in gas access.
Prices declined slightly this year. On Dec. 22, 2024, Nevada’s average gas price was $3.61 per gallon.
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Sources
- American Automobile Association, Nevada average gas prices as of Dec. 22, 2025.
- GasBuddy, gas prices at Pilot station in West Wendover, NV, as of Dec. 22, 2025.
- Reno Gazette-Journal, Sept. 29, 2022, “Why are Reno gas prices so high? We asked someone who knows.”
- Las Vegas Review-Journal, Nov. 11, 2025, “Las Vegas Valley gas prices spike, surpassing $4 per gallon mark. Is relief on the way?”
- KSNV, Sept. 18, 2025, “Nevada drivers face rising gas prices amid California refinery maintenance.”
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