U.S. Heating Oil Prices in 2024
32 EIA surveys, Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 30, 2024
Last updated
- Average
- $3.760
- High
- $4.144
- Feb 12
- Low
- $3.457
- Sep 9
- Against 2023
- Down −$0.529 (−12.3%)
- change in average
In 2024, EIA published 32 residential heating oil prices for the U.S.. They averaged $3.760 a gallon, from a low of $3.457 on September 9, 2024 to a high of $4.144 on February 12, 2024.
The average was 12.3% below 2023’s $4.289.
Week by week
Every survey in 2024
| Month | Survey dates and prices | Month average |
|---|---|---|
| January | Jan 1 $3.961Jan 8 $3.957Jan 15 $3.998Jan 22 $3.997Jan 29 $4.044 | $3.991 |
| February | Feb 5 $4.041Feb 12 $4.144Feb 19 $4.124Feb 26 $4.088 | $4.099 |
| March | Mar 4 $4.063Mar 11 $4.038Mar 18 $4.041Mar 25 $4.034 | $4.044 |
| April | Apr 8 $4.010 | $4.010 |
| May | May 13 $3.806 | $3.806 |
| June | Jun 10 $3.663 | $3.663 |
| July | Jul 8 $3.711 | $3.711 |
| August | Aug 12 $3.590 | $3.590 |
| September | Sep 9 $3.457 | $3.457 |
| October | Oct 7$3.489Oct 14$3.524Oct 21$3.481Oct 28$3.482 | $3.494 |
| November | Nov 4$3.486Nov 11$3.488Nov 18$3.473Nov 25$3.499 | $3.487 |
| December | Dec 2$3.491Dec 9$3.503Dec 16$3.534Dec 23$3.550Dec 30$3.566 | $3.529 |
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, weekly heating oil residential price table (U.S. series). Prices exclude taxes.
Heating oil — weekly U.S. average, CSV (12 rows, from 2026-02-02 to 2026-10-19)
Columns: survey_date, area, fuel, price_usd_per_gallon_excl_taxes. Prices are residential, in dollars per gallon ($/gal), excluding taxes. Source: EIA.