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Heating Fuel Prices

Iowa Heating Oil Prices in 2025

28 EIA surveys, Jan 6, 2025 to Dec 29, 2025

Last updated

Average
$3.009
High
$3.257
Nov 17
Low
$2.821
Jan 6
Against 2024
Down −$0.033 (−1.1%)
change in average

In 2025, EIA published 28 residential heating oil prices for Iowa. They averaged $3.009 a gallon, from a low of $2.821 on January 6, 2025 to a high of $3.257 on November 17, 2025.

The average was 1.1% below 2024’s $3.042.

EIA published no Iowa values for June, July, August and September.

Week by week

Iowa heating oil prices in 2025Iowa heating oil in 2025: 28 weekly values from Jan 6, 2025 to Dec 29, 2025, highest $3.257 on Nov 17, 2025, lowest $2.821 on Jan 6, 2025.$2.80$2.90$3.00$3.10$3.20$3.30JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Every survey in 2025

Iowa heating oil prices by month, 2025, dollars per gallon
MonthSurvey dates and pricesMonth average
JanuaryJan 6$2.821Jan 13$2.854Jan 20$2.978Jan 27$2.999$2.913
FebruaryFeb 3$2.992Feb 10$2.993Feb 17$3.020Feb 24$2.987$2.998
MarchMar 3$2.988Mar 10$2.944Mar 17$2.895Mar 24$2.923Mar 31$2.968$2.944
AprilApr 14$2.884$2.884
MayMay 12$2.908$2.908
OctoberOct 6$2.919Oct 13$3.063Oct 20$3.019Oct 27$3.136$3.034
NovemberNov 3$3.219Nov 10$3.187Nov 17$3.257Nov 24$3.253$3.229
DecemberDec 1$3.230Dec 8$3.119Dec 15$2.947Dec 22$2.877Dec 29$2.874$3.009

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, weekly heating oil residential price table. Prices exclude taxes.

Heating oil — weekly Iowa, CSV (12 rows, from 2026-02-02 to 2026-10-19)

Columns: survey_date, area, fuel, price_usd_per_gallon_excl_taxes. Prices are residential, in dollars per gallon ($/gal), excluding taxes. Source: EIA.

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