Iowa Propane Prices in 2016
26 EIA surveys, Jan 4, 2016 to Dec 26, 2016
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- Average
- $1.026
- High
- $1.121
- Dec 26
- Low
- $0.968
- Oct 3
- Against 2015
- Down −$0.229 (−18.2%)
- change in average
In 2016, EIA published 26 residential propane prices for Iowa. They averaged $1.026 a gallon, from a low of $0.968 on October 3, 2016 to a high of $1.121 on December 26, 2016.
The average was 18.2% below 2015’s $1.255.
EIA surveys only during the heating season in most years, so there are no Iowa values for April, May, June, July, August and September.
Week by week
Every survey in 2016
| Month | Survey dates and prices | Month average |
|---|---|---|
| January | Jan 4 $1.015Jan 11 $1.010Jan 18 $1.009Jan 25 $1.000 | $1.009 |
| February | Feb 1 $1.001Feb 8 $1.011Feb 15 $1.010Feb 22 $1.010Feb 29 $1.010 | $1.008 |
| March | Mar 7 $1.012Mar 14 $1.014Mar 21 $1.015Mar 28 $1.014 | $1.014 |
| October | Oct 3 $0.968Oct 10 $0.988Oct 17 $1.018Oct 24 $1.032Oct 31 $1.035 | $1.008 |
| November | Nov 7 $1.034Nov 14 $1.040Nov 21 $1.034Nov 28 $1.038 | $1.037 |
| December | Dec 5 $1.053Dec 12 $1.072Dec 19 $1.102Dec 26 $1.121 | $1.087 |
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, weekly propane residential price table. Prices exclude taxes.
Propane — weekly Iowa, CSV (12 rows, from 2026-02-02 to 2026-10-19)
Columns: survey_date, area, fuel, price_usd_per_gallon_excl_taxes. Prices are residential, in dollars per gallon ($/gal), excluding taxes. Source: EIA.