Salt Lake City Gas and Diesel Prices Ease Daily but Remain Well Above July Levels
Salt Lake City metro gas averaged $4.216 and diesel $5.260 on Aug. 1. Both prices eased from the prior check but remain sharply higher than earlier periods.
Regular gasoline and diesel prices both eased in the latest Salt Lake City metro check, but the declines have not reversed the sizable increases recorded over the past week, month and year.
AAA’s Aug. 1 price table listed a Salt Lake City metro average of $4.216 per gallon for regular gasoline and $5.260 for diesel. Regular gas fell 2.4 cents from the previous day, while diesel fell 1.8 cents.
The figures are metro averages, not prices at every station. Drivers may see meaningful differences between neighborhoods, brands and highway locations.
Regular gas falls, but remains well above earlier levels
AAA’s regular-gas average was 3.5 cents below the July 30 check and 3.8 cents below the July 29 average of $4.254.
Despite those short-term declines, regular gas remained 9.6 cents higher than a week earlier, 43.5 cents higher than a month earlier and 86.3 cents higher than a year earlier.
For a driver filling a 15-gallon tank, the year-over-year difference is roughly $12.95 per fill before accounting for station-level differences. Commuters making several trips each week may notice the increase most quickly in monthly household budgets.
Diesel remains above $5 per gallon
Diesel averaged $5.260 per gallon on Aug. 1, remaining above the $5 mark even after a small daily decline. The price was 3.6 cents below the July 30 check and 3.9 cents below the July 29 average of $5.299.
Diesel was still 17.4 cents higher than a week earlier, 53.5 cents higher than a month earlier and $1.517 higher than a year earlier. That annual difference is especially important for fuel-intensive operations, where vehicles use much more fuel than a typical passenger car.
Contractors, delivery operators, landscapers, repair companies and other service businesses may need to watch fuel costs when setting routes, estimating jobs or reviewing vehicle surcharges. Restaurants and retailers can also face indirect pressure when higher diesel costs raise trucking and delivery expenses, although the local data does not establish that any particular business has changed prices.
Regional and national context
The U.S. Energy Information Administration’s July 27 report placed the Rocky Mountain regional average at $4.083 for regular gasoline and $5.141 for on-highway diesel. Those figures provide regional context, but they are not Aug. 1 Salt Lake City prices.
The EIA reported that the Rocky Mountain gasoline average was 12.7 cents higher than a week earlier. Its diesel average was 20.6 cents higher over the same period. The national averages on July 27 were $4.096 for regular gasoline and $5.313 for diesel.
The Associated Press reported that higher fuel costs can move through supply chains, affecting trucking, groceries, shipped goods and other consumer expenses. That broader pattern helps explain why sustained pump prices matter beyond the cost of filling a personal vehicle, but it does not document a specific Salt Lake City household or business response.
What Salt Lake City drivers can watch
Commuters and weekend travelers may want to compare stations before filling up, particularly when buying a larger amount of fuel. Diesel users should also account for the possibility that a small daily decline can coexist with much higher weekly, monthly and annual costs.
For households, the practical impact will depend on driving distance, vehicle efficiency and whether fuel costs are passed through in delivery, service or food prices. The latest AAA numbers show some immediate easing, but the larger trend remains upward compared with late July, June and August 2025.
What are you seeing at the pump? Share the highest and lowest regular-gas or diesel prices you have found around Salt Lake City.
Sources
- AAA Fuel Prices — Utah
- U.S. Energy Information Administration — Gasoline and Diesel Fuel Update
- Associated Press — Gas, groceries and back-to-school items are where shoppers might see higher oil prices surface
Discover more from Interactive News
Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email.
