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Heating Fuel Prices

Minnesota Heating Oil Prices in 2021

26 EIA surveys, Jan 4, 2021 to Dec 27, 2021

Last updated

Average
$3.217
High
$3.561
Oct 25
Low
$2.688
Jan 4
Against 2020
Up +$0.594 (+22.6%)
change in average

In 2021, EIA published 26 residential heating oil prices for Minnesota. They averaged $3.217 a gallon, from a low of $2.688 on January 4, 2021 to a high of $3.561 on October 25, 2021.

The average was 22.6% above 2020’s $2.623.

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 2021Minnesota heating oil in 2021: 26 weekly values from Jan 4, 2021 to Dec 27, 2021, highest $3.561 on Oct 25, 2021, lowest $2.688 on Jan 4, 2021.$2.60$2.80$3.00$3.20$3.40$3.60JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Every survey in 2021

Minnesota heating oil prices by month, 2021, dollars per gallon
MonthSurvey dates and pricesMonth average
JanuaryJan 4 $2.688Jan 11 $2.742Jan 18 $2.786Jan 25 $2.794$2.753
FebruaryFeb 1 $2.795Feb 8 $2.839Feb 15 $2.914Feb 22 $2.964$2.878
MarchMar 1 $3.127Mar 8 $3.207Mar 15 $3.221Mar 22 $3.198Mar 29 $3.176$3.186
OctoberOct 4 $3.437Oct 11 $3.531Oct 18 $3.538Oct 25 $3.561$3.517
NovemberNov 1 $3.559Nov 8 $3.550Nov 15 $3.547Nov 22 $3.524Nov 29 $3.420$3.520
DecemberDec 6 $3.349Dec 13 $3.350Dec 20 $3.439Dec 27 $3.384$3.381

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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