Kentucky Heating Oil Prices in 2026
16 EIA surveys, Jan 5, 2026 to Oct 19, 2026 (year in progress)
Last updated
- Average
- $3.933
- High
- $5.890
- Oct 19
- Low
- $2.864
- Jan 12
- Against 2025
- Up +$0.902 (+29.8%)
- change in average
In 2026 so far, EIA published 16 residential heating oil prices for Kentucky. They averaged $3.933 a gallon, from a low of $2.864 on January 12, 2026 to a high of $5.890 on October 19, 2026.
The average was 29.8% above 2025’s $3.031.
EIA surveys only during the heating season in most years, so there are no Kentucky values for April, May, June, July, August and September.
Week by week
Every survey in 2026
| Month | Survey dates and prices | Month average |
|---|---|---|
| January | Jan 5$2.896Jan 12$2.864Jan 19$2.882Jan 26$2.952 | $2.899 |
| February | Feb 2$3.025Feb 9$2.997Feb 16$3.028Feb 23$3.142 | $3.048 |
| March | Mar 2$3.285Mar 9$4.328Mar 16$4.394Mar 23$4.686Mar 30$4.872 | $4.313 |
| October | Oct 5$5.829Oct 12$5.857Oct 19$5.890 | $5.859 |
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, weekly heating oil residential price table. Prices exclude taxes.
Heating oil — weekly Kentucky, CSV (12 rows, from 2026-02-02 to 2026-10-19)
Columns: survey_date, area, fuel, price_usd_per_gallon_excl_taxes. Prices are residential, in dollars per gallon ($/gal), excluding taxes. Source: EIA.