Bellingham Gas Holds Near $4.94 as Diesel Reaches $5.85

Regular gasoline in the Bellingham metro area is averaging $4.942 per gallon, while diesel is averaging $5.852, according to AAA’s July 30 price check. Both prices edged lower from the previous day, but diesel has climbed more sharply over the longer comparison periods.

Regular gas is nearly unchanged day to day

AAA listed Bellingham’s regular-gas average at $4.942 per gallon on Thursday, down 0.1 cent from Wednesday’s $4.943. The daily change is effectively flat for drivers filling up around the city and surrounding metro area.

The longer trend is higher. The current average is up 6.5 cents from a week earlier, 3 cents from a month earlier, and 68 cents from a year earlier. That means a 15-gallon fill-up costs about $10.20 more than it would have at the same average price a year ago, before considering differences among individual stations.

Diesel remains on a steeper upward track

Bellingham-area diesel averaged $5.852 per gallon in the latest AAA data, down 0.9 cent from the previous day. Despite that small daily decline, diesel is up 12.9 cents from a week ago, 20.3 cents from a month ago, and 93.7 cents from a year ago.

Diesel is now about 91 cents more expensive than regular gasoline in the Bellingham metro average. That gap matters most for freight operators, delivery fleets, contractors, agricultural users, service companies and other businesses that rely on diesel-powered vehicles or equipment.

What the prices mean locally

For commuters and households, the effect depends on driving distance, vehicle fuel economy and how often the tank is filled. A driver covering long distances for work, school, medical appointments or weekend travel will feel sustained increases more quickly than someone who drives less.

Higher diesel costs can also add pressure to delivery routes, construction work, landscaping, farming and other services. Those costs may be absorbed by businesses, reflected in service prices or passed through indirectly in the cost of transporting goods. The available price data does not establish how any particular Bellingham business is responding.

AAA’s figures are metro averages rather than a promise that every Bellingham station is charging the same amount. Drivers comparing pumps before filling up may find meaningful differences by neighborhood, brand and time of day. Share the highest and lowest prices you are seeing locally.

Sources

• AAA Washington Gas Prices — Bellingham metro averages
• U.S. Energy Information Administration — Seattle gasoline and diesel retail prices