U.S. Heating Oil Prices in 2013
24 EIA surveys, Jan 7, 2013 to Dec 30, 2013
Last updated
- Average
- $3.972
- High
- $4.175
- Feb 18
- Low
- $3.813
- Oct 7
- Against 2012
- Down −$0.040 (−1.0%)
- change in average
In 2013, EIA published 24 residential heating oil prices for the U.S.. They averaged $3.972 a gallon, from a low of $3.813 on October 7, 2013 to a high of $4.175 on February 18, 2013.
The average was 1.0% below 2012’s $4.012.
EIA surveys only during the heating season in most years, so there are no values for April, May, June, July, August and September.
Week by week
Every survey in 2013
| Month | Survey dates and prices | Month average |
|---|---|---|
| January | Jan 7 $4.003Jan 14 $4.004Jan 21 $4.014Jan 28 $4.045 | $4.017 |
| February | Feb 4 $4.092Feb 11 $4.161Feb 18 $4.175Feb 25 $4.153 | $4.145 |
| March | Mar 4 $4.077Mar 11 $4.059Mar 18 $4.029 | $4.055 |
| October | Oct 7 $3.813Oct 14 $3.842Oct 21 $3.855Oct 28 $3.819 | $3.832 |
| November | Nov 4 $3.824Nov 11 $3.815Nov 18 $3.822Nov 25 $3.888 | $3.837 |
| December | Dec 2 $3.917Dec 9 $3.956Dec 16 $3.953Dec 23 $3.982Dec 30 $4.037 | $3.969 |
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, weekly heating oil residential price table (U.S. series). Prices exclude taxes.
Heating oil — weekly U.S. average, CSV (12 rows, from 2026-02-02 to 2026-10-19)
Columns: survey_date, area, fuel, price_usd_per_gallon_excl_taxes. Prices are residential, in dollars per gallon ($/gal), excluding taxes. Source: EIA.