Pawtucket-Area Regular Gas Near $4.11; Diesel Reaches $5.39

Regular gasoline is holding nearly steady around Pawtucket, while diesel continues to climb. The latest AAA price check for the Providence-Fall River-Warwick metro area, Rhode Island only, listed regular gas at $4.107 per gallon and diesel at $5.390 on July 31, 2026.

Those figures are a regional metro average, not a citywide average for every Pawtucket station. Actual prices can differ from one pump to another, so drivers should compare nearby locations before filling up.

Regular gas is almost unchanged

AAA’s regular-gas average was down 0.3 cents from the previous day and down 0.6 cents from a week earlier. That amounts to little short-term movement for Pawtucket commuters and households filling up for work, errands or weekend travel.

The longer comparisons remain higher. Regular gas was up 31.1 cents from a month earlier and $1.085 from a year earlier. For a 15-gallon fill-up, the year-over-year difference works out to about $16.28 more at the metro-average price, before station-level differences are considered.

Diesel is moving higher

Diesel showed a different pattern. AAA listed the average at $5.390 per gallon, up 2.4 cents from the prior day and 10.1 cents from a week earlier. Diesel was also 41.9 cents higher than a month ago and $1.568 higher than a year ago.

That increase can matter beyond the pump. Contractors, landscapers, delivery operators, repair companies, construction crews, restaurants and other businesses that rely on diesel-powered vehicles or regular deliveries may face higher operating costs. Those costs can eventually affect delivery charges, service bills or prices for work that requires frequent travel and equipment use.

New England context

The U.S. Energy Information Administration reported a New England regular-gas price of $4.067 per gallon and on-highway diesel at $5.518 for July 27, 2026. Those figures cover the broader New England region and should not be treated as current Pawtucket prices. They provide regional context for the separate gasoline and diesel trends.

For local drivers, the practical takeaway is that regular gas is temporarily stable at a high level, while diesel is still rising on daily and weekly comparisons. Households planning longer trips may want to compare nearby stations, and businesses with fuel-intensive operations may need to watch whether the diesel increase persists into next week.

What are you seeing around Pawtucket? Share the highest and lowest pump prices you have found locally, along with the station and fuel grade.

Sources

• AAA Rhode Island fuel-price table
• U.S. Energy Information Administration New England price table