Florida gas prices are beginning the year slightly more expensive than this time in 2024. On Jan. 5, the state average was $3.11 per gallon, 4 cents more than the same day in 2024, according to data from AAA. On average, Florida drivers paid slightly less at the pump in 2024 than they did the year before. In 2024, Florida gas prices averaged $3.29 per gallon. In 2023, gas prices averaged $3.41 per gallon. Also, in 2024, Florida gas prices didn’t reach as high as in 2023. Last year’s highest daily average price was $3.64 per gallon, as recorded in May. In 2023, the highest daily state average price was $3.85 per gallon recorded in August. The lowest daily average price in 2024 was $2.99 per gallon, recorded in December. The lowest daily average price in 2023 was $2.85 per gallon, also recorded in December of that year.