Rhode Island’s average gas price is down 11 cents from last week, averaging $4.08 per gallon. Monday’s price is 45 cents lower than a month ago, and $1.03 higher than August 22, 2021. Rhode Island’s average gas price is 18 cents higher than the national average.

“With prices continuing to fall, drivers and end-of summer vacationers are benefiting from gas prices that are almost a dollar lower than at their peak in mid-June,” said Lloyd Albert, Senior Vice President of Government and Public Affairs for AAA Northeast. “But now we need to keep an eye on the weather as hurricane season ramps up. Major storms can boost prices by disrupting oil production in the Gulf of Mexico and impacting large coastal refineries.”

AAA Northeast’s August 22 survey of fuel prices found the current national average to be 5 cents lower than last week, averaging $3.90 a gallon. Monday’s national average price was 51 cents lower than a month ago, and 74 cents higher than l day last Aug. 22.