Gas Prices in Montana: Timing Is Everything

There is nothing worse than getting gas one day and then driving by the station the next day and seeing it cheaper.

Timing when to get gas at the best price might seem difficult, but there is actually a day that is the best day to get the best gas price in Montana.

GasBuddy—It’s Basically Montana’s Fuel Psychic

The website and app GasBuddy are here to help drivers in America get the best prices at the pump.

They let us know there are lots of variables that go into the price you'll be paying, everything from time of day, day of the week, and even the season we're in.

By now everyone knows that we see gas prices go up during the warmer months as people are literally driving the demand up; but even when gas is at its highest, GasBuddy is here to guide you to the best price and day of the week to get it.

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Pick the Right Day, and Your Wallet Will Thank You

Let's tackle the worst day for you to get gas in Montana, and it shouldn't surprise you to find out that filling up on Saturday, when people are filling up for their weekend travel plans, is the worst day to get gas.

Now for the best day to fill up, well, GasBuddy says that would be the first part of the week, or more specifically, Monday morning.

LOOK: See how much gasoline cost the year you started driving

To find out more about how has the price of gas changed throughout the years, Stacker ran the numbers on the cost of a gallon of gasoline for each of the last 84 years. Using data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (released in April 2020), we analyzed the average price for a gallon of unleaded regular gasoline from 1976 to 2020 along with the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for unleaded regular gasoline from 1937 to 1976, including the absolute and inflation-adjusted prices for each year.

Read on to explore the cost of gas over time and rediscover just how much a gallon was when you first started driving.

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