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According to GasBuddy price reports, the cheapest station in Maryland was priced at $2.55 per gallon Sunday while the most expensive was $3.99 per gallon, a difference of $1.44 per gallon.

The national average price of gasoline has risen 1.1 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.08 per gallon today. The national average is down 9.5 cents per gallon from a month ago and stands 32.7 cents per gallon lower than a year ago, according to GasBuddy data compiled from more than 11 million weekly price reports covering over 150,000 gas stations across the country.

Historical gasoline prices in Maryland and the national average going back 10 years:

• June 16, 2024: $3.59 per gallon (U.S. Average: $3.41 per gallon)
• June 16, 2023: $3.41 per gallon (U.S. Average: $3.55 per gallon)
• June 16, 2022: $4.99 per gallon (U.S. Average: $5.01 per gallon)
• June 16, 2021: $3.00 per gallon (U.S. Average: $3.08 per gallon)
• June 16, 2020: $2.11 per gallon (U.S. Average: $2.10 per gallon)
• June 16, 2019: $2.59 per gallon (U.S. Average: $2.67 per gallon)
• June 16, 2018: $2.85 per gallon (U.S. Average: $2.89 per gallon)
• June 16, 2017: $2.28 per gallon (U.S. Average: $2.29 per gallon)
• June 16, 2016: $2.33 per gallon (U.S. Average: $2.36 per gallon)
• June 16, 2015: $2.76 per gallon (U.S. Average: $2.81 per gallon)

Neighboring areas and their current gas prices:

• Baltimore: $3.00 per gallon, up 9.8 cents per gallon from last week’s $2.91 per gallon.
• Washington, D.C.: $3.09 per gallon, up 2.3 cents per gallon from last week’s $3.07 per gallon.
• Hagerstown: $2.98 per gallon, up 10.5 cents per gallon from last week’s $2.88 per gallon.

“With Israel and Iran trading attacks, oil prices have surged to multi-month highs — setting the stage for additional price hikes at gas pumps across the country,� said Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy. “As long as tensions in the Middle East continue to escalate, the risk of further impacts on oil prices remains high. For now, I expect gas prices could rise by 10 to 20 cents, while diesel could climb 15 to 25 cents in the coming days. Motorists should prepare for what will likely be modest price increases — for now — but the situation has the potential to worsen at any moment.�