The average cost of a gallon of gasoline in Denver on Sunday was $3.49 a gallon, compared to a national average of $3.80 a gallon, according to , a gasoline website.
During the past week, the cost of a gallon of gasoline rose 3.6 cents per gallon in Denver and increased 1.49 cents a gallon nationally.
Prices in Denver on Sunday were 2.3 cents a gallon higher than the same day one year ago, and 7.1 cents a gallon higher than a month ago.
The national average stands 12.9 cents per gallon higher than a year ago.
“With the conclusion of the summer driving season, we can expect gasoline prices to go on a diet,’ said Senior Petroleum analyst Patrick DeHaan.
DeHaan said he did not expect much impact on gas prices from Hurricane Isaac.
GasBuddy operates DenverGasPrices and more than 250 similar websites that track gasoline prices at more than 140,000 gasoline stations in the United States and Canada.
Howard Pankratz: 303-954-1939, hpankratz@denverpost.com or twitter.com/howardpankratz
