Iowa Propane Prices in 2018
27 EIA surveys, Jan 1, 2018 to Dec 31, 2018
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- Average
- $1.401
- High
- $1.513
- Jan 22
- Low
- $1.322
- Oct 1
- Against 2017
- Up +$0.088 (+6.7%)
- change in average
In 2018, EIA published 27 residential propane prices for Iowa. They averaged $1.401 a gallon, from a low of $1.322 on October 1, 2018 to a high of $1.513 on January 22, 2018.
The average was 6.7% above 2017’s $1.313.
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 2018
| Month | Survey dates and prices | Month average |
|---|---|---|
| January | Jan 1 $1.483Jan 8 $1.497Jan 15 $1.506Jan 22 $1.513Jan 29 $1.498 | $1.499 |
| February | Feb 5 $1.499Feb 12 $1.475Feb 19 $1.467Feb 26 $1.468 | $1.477 |
| March | Mar 5 $1.451Mar 12 $1.420Mar 19 $1.399Mar 26 $1.377 | $1.412 |
| October | Oct 1 $1.322Oct 8 $1.332Oct 15 $1.350Oct 22 $1.357Oct 29 $1.360 | $1.344 |
| November | Nov 5 $1.345Nov 12 $1.343Nov 19 $1.339Nov 26 $1.347 | $1.343 |
| December | Dec 3 $1.337Dec 10 $1.338Dec 17 $1.336Dec 24 $1.332Dec 31 $1.324 | $1.333 |
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, weekly propane residential price table. Prices exclude taxes.
Propane — weekly Iowa, CSV (12 rows, from 2026-02-02 to 2026-10-19)
Columns: survey_date, area, fuel, price_usd_per_gallon_excl_taxes. Prices are residential, in dollars per gallon ($/gal), excluding taxes. Source: EIA.