Thanksgiving Day Insights – Evening Fuel Price Update (Part 2)

Part 2 of our 6-report Thanksgiving Fuel Series, published across Thursday, Friday, and Sunday.

As the day moves into the evening, pricing is beginning to stabilize or adjust depending on each city’s unique mobility pattern, congestion level, and corridor flow.

This update provides near real-time Evening fuel averages across key Thanksgiving travel cities, along with Morning vs Evening shifts to show how pricing evolved throughout the day.

⛽ City-Level Evening Fuel Price Snapshot (27th Nov 2025 — Part 2)

Below are the near real-time Evening fuel averages across the highest-movement Thanksgiving travel cities, along with how much prices rose or dropped (%) since this morning’s update:

🌴 Orlando, FL closes Day 1 with firm Evening averages, recording Regular at $3.113, Premium at $3.815 and Diesel at $3.774.

🌴 Miami / Fort Lauderdale, FL posts steady Evening movement, with Regular at $2.957, Premium at $3.677, and Diesel at $3.746.

🗽 New York City, NY ends the day with elevated metro pricing, showing Regular at $2.999, Premium at $3.999, and Diesel at $4.999.

🌅 Los Angeles, CA reflects strong Evening levels, with Regular at $4.750, Premium at $5.106, and Diesel at $5.113.

🌁 San Francisco, CA maintains firm Evening averages, posting Regular at $4.611, Premium at $4.952, and Diesel at $4.799.

🎰 Las Vegas, NV continues to show tourism-driven uplift, with Evening averages of Regular $3.700, Premium $4.344, and Diesel $3.841.

🍑 Atlanta, GA records stable Evening pricing, with Regular at $2.926, Premium at $3.765, and Diesel at $3.704.

🌆 Chicago, IL shows moderate Evening stabilization, with Regular at $3.536, Premium at $4.729, and Diesel at $4.099.

🤠 Dallas / Fort Worth, TX ends Day 1 with consistent metro levels, showing Regular at $2.689, Premium at $3.440, and Diesel at $3.211.

🤠 Houston, TX reports solid Evening averages, with Regular at $2.496, Premium at $3.546, and Diesel at $3.155.

🛣️ Philadelphia, PA posts steady Evening movement, with Regular at $3.181, Premium at $3.937, and Diesel at $4.057.

🎓 Boston, MA reflects balanced Evening pricing, with Regular at $3.379, Premium at $4.379, and Diesel at $4.099.

🔥 Phoenix, AZ maintains warm-market firmness into the Evening, with Regular at $3.441, Premium at $4.121, and Diesel at $3.632.

⛰️ Denver, CO ends the day with controlled Evening pricing, showing Regular at $2.469, Premium at $3.264, and Diesel at $3.388.

📊 Key Evening Takeaways

Evening pricing remained extremely stable, with nearly all metros posting micro-shifts under 0.20% from the Morning update.
Florida metros (Orlando, Miami/FLL) and Las Vegas held firm levels as tourism and airport flows stayed elevated into the evening.
West Coast hubs Los Angeles, San Francisco, Phoenix — showed steady Evening firmness due to continued corridor congestion and late-day travel density.
Northeastern metros (NYC, Philadelphia, Boston) reflected clean stabilization as peak mobility spread out after afternoon surges.
Texas metros (Dallas/Fort Worth, Houston) posted the mildest softening of the group, though overall volatility remained very low.
Chicago and Denver also remained steady, driven by balanced intra-city travel and controlled freight movement.
Overall volatility eased sharply compared to the Morning window, confirming a smooth Day 1 close across major U.S. cities.

🔻 Bottom Line

Thanksgiving Evening fuel trends closed with remarkable stability across all major metros, confirming that the day’s early mobility set the tone. With minimal intraday volatility and steady city-level demand, markets are entering the night window in a balanced position heading into the next travel surge on Friday.

📌 Ending Note

We’ll continue tracking fuel behavior through the night.
Part 3 of the series will capture late-night and early next-day trends across major Thanksgiving travel cities.

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