This update is part of our 6-report Thanksgiving Fuel Series, published across Thursday, Friday, and Sunday.
Thanksgiving Day is one of the busiest urban travel windows in the U.S., and fuel trends inside major metros reflect that intensity.
2024’s national Thanksgiving averages for Regular, Premium, and Diesel were $3.02, $3.76, and $3.47, respectively.
For 2025, the city-weighted Morning average has risen to about $3.305, $4.083 and $3.973 respectively signaling stronger early demand across the country’s most heavily traveled metropolitan corridors.
Published as part of a six-report, three-day series, this edition delivers near real-time, city-by-city fuel price movement for Thanksgiving 2025, along with Morning vs Night changes to show how pricing evolves throughout the day.
The Night update will be published as Part 2 of this series.
⛽ City-Level Morning Fuel Price Snapshot (27th Nov 2025)
Below are the near real-time Morning fuel averages across the highest-movement Thanksgiving travel cities:
🌴 Orlando, FL shows firm Day 1 Morning activity, with Regular at $3.116, Premium at $3.817, and Diesel at $3.774.
🌴 Miami / Fort Lauderdale, FL opens with elevated Day 1 Morning averages, recording Regular at $2.959, Premium at $3.679, and Diesel at $3.746.
🗽 New York City, NY begins the Thanksgiving cycle with strong metro pricing, with Regular at $2.999, Premium at $3.999, and Diesel at $4.999.
🌅 Los Angeles, CA posts higher Day 1 Morning levels, with Regular at $4.750, Premium at $5.106, and Diesel at $5.113.
🌁 San Francisco, CA starts the day with solid pricing momentum, showing Regular at $4.611, Premium at $4.952, and Diesel at $4.799.
🎰 Las Vegas, NV reflects tourism-driven uplift on Day 1, with Regular at $3.702, Premium at $4.346, and Diesel at $3.843.
🍑 Atlanta, GA records steady Day 1 Morning movement, with Regular at $2.927, Premium at $3.766, and Diesel at $3.704.
🌆 Chicago, IL begins with stable but elevated levels, showing Regular at $3.536, Premium at $4.729 and Diesel at $4.099.
🤠 Dallas / Fort Worth, TX enters Day 1 with consistent Morning pricing, with Regular at $2.694, Premium at $3.444, and Diesel at $3.214.
🤠 Houston, TX shows firm Day 1 flow, with Regular at $2.497, Premium at $3.547, and Diesel at $3.156.
🛣️ Philadelphia, PA opens with steady urban averages, recording Regular at $3.181, Premium at $3.937, and Diesel at $4.057
🎓 Boston, MA starts the holiday period with balanced Morning levels, with Regular at $3.379, Premium at $4.379, and Diesel at $4.099.
🔥 Phoenix, AZ begins with firm early demand, posting Regular at $3.445, Premium at $4.199, and Diesel at $3.632.
⛰️ Denver, CO reflects early Mountain-region stability, with Regular at $2.470, Premium at $3.265, and Diesel at $3.387.
📊 Key Morning Takeaways
• Major metros show elevated Morning averages, driven by dense pre-sunrise mobility around airports, ring roads, and interstate connectors.
• Tourism-heavy cities — Orlando, Miami/FLL, Las Vegas, L.A., Phoenix post firmer pricing as outbound and inbound leisure flows peak early.
• Northeastern metros (NYC, Philadelphia, Boston) reflect steady but elevated movement shaped by commuter overlap and return-home traffic surges.
• Texas metros (Dallas/Fort Worth, Houston) show controlled uplift tied to interstate-heavy patterns, logistics corridors, and early long-haul departures.
• Chicago and Denver demonstrate moderate Morning stability, with tighter diesel movement due to freight, commercial routes, and last-mile delivery volumes.
• Early volatility signals are visible in tourism + airport-adjacent metros, indicating these cities may lead mid-day and evening price reactions.
• Morning demand strongly sets the tone, shaping how urban markets will calibrate through the afternoon and evening reset cycles.
🔻 Bottom Line
Morning data shows clear upward pressure across major U.S. metros, with early demand shaping the first wave of Thanksgiving Day pricing.
These shifts will guide how markets react through the afternoon and into the evening, especially in cities with strong tourism and airport-driven mobility.
📌 Ending Note
We’ll continue tracking near real-time movement across all major Thanksgiving metros.
The evening update will be published as Part 2 of this series. Stay tuned for the next data drop.
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