Midwest Heating Oil Prices in 2020
26 EIA surveys, Jan 6, 2020 to Dec 28, 2020
Last updated
- Average
- $2.266
- High
- $2.672
- Jan 6
- Low
- $1.976
- Oct 5
- Against 2019
- Down −$0.350 (−13.4%)
- change in average
In 2020, EIA published 26 residential heating oil prices for the Midwest. They averaged $2.266 a gallon, from a low of $1.976 on October 5, 2020 to a high of $2.672 on January 6, 2020.
The average was 13.4% below 2019’s $2.616.
EIA surveys only during the heating season in most years, so there are no Midwest values for April, May, June, July, August and September.
Week by week
Every survey in 2020
| Month | Survey dates and prices | Month average |
|---|---|---|
| January | Jan 6 $2.672Jan 13 $2.657Jan 20 $2.631Jan 27 $2.615 | $2.644 |
| February | Feb 3 $2.544Feb 10 $2.501Feb 17 $2.505Feb 24 $2.511 | $2.515 |
| March | Mar 2 $2.413Mar 9 $2.363Mar 16 $2.198Mar 23 $2.070Mar 30 $2.010 | $2.211 |
| October | Oct 5 $1.976Oct 12 $1.990Oct 19 $2.005Oct 26 $2.006 | $1.994 |
| November | Nov 2 $1.993Nov 9 $2.027Nov 16 $2.064Nov 23 $2.073Nov 30 $2.112 | $2.054 |
| December | Dec 7 $2.131Dec 14 $2.227Dec 21 $2.295Dec 28 $2.335 | $2.247 |
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, weekly heating oil residential price table (Midwest series). Prices exclude taxes.
Heating oil — weekly Midwest, CSV (12 rows, from 2026-02-02 to 2026-10-19)
Columns: survey_date, area, fuel, price_usd_per_gallon_excl_taxes. Prices are residential, in dollars per gallon ($/gal), excluding taxes. Source: EIA.