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Heating Fuel Prices

Minnesota Heating Oil Prices in 2020

26 EIA surveys, Jan 6, 2020 to Dec 28, 2020

Last updated

Average
$2.623
High
$2.979
Jan 6
Low
$2.351
Oct 5
Against 2019
Down −$0.106 (−3.9%)
change in average

In 2020, EIA published 26 residential heating oil prices for Minnesota. They averaged $2.623 a gallon, from a low of $2.351 on October 5, 2020 to a high of $2.979 on January 6, 2020.

The average was 3.9% below 2019’s $2.729.

EIA surveys only during the heating season in most years, so there are no Minnesota values for April, May, June, July, August and September.

Week by week

Minnesota heating oil prices in 2020Minnesota heating oil in 2020: 26 weekly values from Jan 6, 2020 to Dec 28, 2020, highest $2.979 on Jan 6, 2020, lowest $2.351 on Oct 5, 2020.$2.20$2.40$2.60$2.80$3.00JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Every survey in 2020

Minnesota heating oil prices by month, 2020, dollars per gallon
MonthSurvey dates and pricesMonth average
JanuaryJan 6 $2.979Jan 13 $2.976Jan 20 $2.914Jan 27 $2.966$2.959
FebruaryFeb 3 $2.920Feb 10 $2.880Feb 17 $2.879Feb 24 $2.890$2.892
MarchMar 2 $2.748Mar 9 $2.722Mar 16 $2.558Mar 23 $2.500Mar 30 $2.438$2.593
OctoberOct 5 $2.351Oct 12 $2.363Oct 19 $2.362Oct 26 $2.366$2.361
NovemberNov 2 $2.356Nov 9 $2.363Nov 16 $2.406Nov 23 $2.415Nov 30 $2.439$2.396
DecemberDec 7 $2.457Dec 14 $2.594Dec 21 $2.671Dec 28 $2.683$2.601

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

Heating oil — weekly Minnesota, 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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