Natural gas prices, September 2026
Utility gas per therm. U.S. city average, Bureau of Labor Statistics series APU000072620.
Natural gas is more expensive than a year ago.
Over five years the change is +30.6%, or +6.3% in today's dollars.
1 monthdown −0.8%
1 yearup +5.4%
5 yearsup +30.6%
$1.70Latest national average, September 2026, per therm
Previous month$1.71
1 year ago, Sep 2025$1.61
5 years ago, Sep 2021$1.30
Data table
| Month | Price | In today's dollars | Change from a year ago |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | $1.70 | $1.70 | +5.4% |
| Aug 2026 | $1.71 | $1.72 | +4.9% |
| Jul 2026 | $1.70 | $1.72 | +3.8% |
| Jun 2026 | $1.69 | $1.70 | +2.1% |
| May 2026 | $1.68 | $1.69 | +3.1% |
| Apr 2026 | $1.68 | $1.70 | +3.1% |
| Mar 2026 | $1.69 | $1.72 | +5.8% |
| Feb 2026 | $1.75 | $1.80 | +10.4% |
| Jan 2026 | $1.70 | $1.76 | +9.8% |
| Dec 2025 | $1.70 | $1.77 | +11.8% |
| Nov 2025 | $1.64 | $1.70 | +10.2% |
| Sep 2025 | $1.61 | $1.67 | +15.3% |
| Aug 2025 | $1.63 | $1.70 | +16.6% |
| Jul 2025 | $1.64 | $1.71 | +16.6% |
| Jun 2025 | $1.65 | $1.73 | +17.5% |
| May 2025 | $1.63 | $1.70 | +18.8% |
| Apr 2025 | $1.63 | $1.71 | +18.3% |
| Mar 2025 | $1.60 | $1.68 | +11.7% |
| Feb 2025 | $1.58 | $1.67 | +8.1% |
| Jan 2025 | $1.55 | $1.65 | +6.9% |
| Dec 2024 | $1.52 | $1.63 | +6.5% |
| Nov 2024 | $1.49 | $1.59 | +3.1% |
| Oct 2024 | $1.42 | $1.52 | +2.4% |
| Sep 2024 | $1.40 | $1.50 | +1.6% |
| Aug 2024 | $1.40 | $1.50 | −0.1% |
| Jul 2024 | $1.41 | $1.51 | +0.9% |
| Jun 2024 | $1.41 | $1.51 | +2.6% |
| May 2024 | $1.37 | $1.47 | −1.2% |
| Apr 2024 | $1.38 | $1.48 | −2.7% |
| Mar 2024 | $1.43 | $1.54 | −4.3% |
| Feb 2024 | $1.47 | $1.59 | −8.9% |
| Jan 2024 | $1.45 | $1.59 | −20.2% |
| Dec 2023 | $1.43 | $1.57 | −14.3% |
| Nov 2023 | $1.44 | $1.58 | −10.8% |
| Oct 2023 | $1.39 | $1.52 | −16.8% |
| Sep 2023 | $1.38 | $1.51 | −20.8% |
| Aug 2023 | $1.40 | $1.54 | −17.2% |
| Jul 2023 | $1.40 | $1.54 | −14.4% |
| Jun 2023 | $1.37 | $1.51 | −19.3% |
| May 2023 | $1.39 | $1.53 | −11.5% |
| Apr 2023 | $1.41 | $1.57 | −2.2% |
| Mar 2023 | $1.49 | $1.67 | +5.8% |
| Feb 2023 | $1.61 | $1.80 | +13.9% |
| Jan 2023 | $1.82 | $2.05 | +29.1% |
| Dec 2022 | $1.67 | $1.89 | +18.9% |
| Nov 2022 | $1.62 | $1.83 | +15.3% |
| Oct 2022 | $1.67 | $1.89 | +20.6% |
| Sep 2022 | $1.74 | $1.97 | +33.6% |
| Aug 2022 | $1.69 | $1.93 | +33.7% |
| Jul 2022 | $1.63 | $1.85 | +31.3% |
| Jun 2022 | $1.70 | $1.93 | +39.4% |
| May 2022 | $1.56 | $1.80 | +30.3% |
| Apr 2022 | $1.45 | $1.68 | +23.9% |
| Mar 2022 | $1.41 | $1.65 | +23.3% |
| Feb 2022 | $1.41 | $1.68 | +25.7% |
| Jan 2022 | $1.41 | $1.69 | +25.9% |
| Dec 2021 | $1.40 | $1.69 | +25.9% |
| Nov 2021 | $1.40 | $1.70 | +26.9% |
| Oct 2021 | $1.38 | $1.69 | +29.6% |
| Sep 2021 | $1.30 | $1.60 | +22.4% |
| Aug 2021 | $1.27 | $1.56 | +22.9% |
| Jul 2021 | $1.24 | $1.53 | +20.8% |
| Jun 2021 | $1.22 | $1.51 | +17.6% |
| May 2021 | $1.20 | $1.50 | +15.8% |
| Apr 2021 | $1.17 | $1.47 | +13.4% |
| Mar 2021 | $1.14 | $1.46 | +10.6% |
| Feb 2021 | $1.12 | $1.44 | +7.0% |
| Jan 2021 | $1.12 | $1.44 | +5.0% |
| Dec 2020 | $1.11 | $1.44 | +5.4% |
| Nov 2020 | $1.10 | $1.43 | +4.3% |
| Oct 2020 | $1.07 | $1.38 | +2.5% |
| Sep 2020 | $1.06 | $1.38 | +4.4% |
| Aug 2020 | $1.03 | $1.34 | −0.3% |
| Jul 2020 | $1.03 | $1.34 | −0.2% |
| Jun 2020 | $1.04 | $1.35 | +0.2% |
| May 2020 | $1.04 | $1.36 | +0.2% |
| Apr 2020 | $1.03 | $1.35 | −0.6% |
| Mar 2020 | $1.03 | $1.35 | −1.3% |
| Feb 2020 | $1.05 | $1.37 | −0.1% |
| Jan 2020 | $1.07 | $1.39 | −1.5% |
| Dec 2019 | $1.06 | $1.39 | −2.3% |
| Nov 2019 | $1.06 | $1.39 | — |
| Oct 2019 | $1.04 | $1.36 | — |
| Sep 2019 | $1.02 | $1.34 | — |
| Aug 2019 | $1.03 | $1.36 | — |
| Jul 2019 | $1.03 | $1.35 | — |
| Jun 2019 | $1.03 | $1.36 | — |
| May 2019 | $1.03 | $1.36 | — |
| Apr 2019 | $1.03 | $1.36 | — |
| Mar 2019 | $1.05 | $1.39 | — |
| Feb 2019 | $1.05 | $1.40 | — |
| Jan 2019 | $1.08 | $1.45 | — |
Highs, lows and the long view
Where September 2026 sits against the five-year record.
| Record high | $1.82 | Jan 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Record low | $1.30 | Sep 2021 |
| Five-year average | $1.54 | |
| In today's dollars | $2.05 / $1.47 / $1.67 | high / low / average |
Against the basket
Natural gas compared with the 40-item average and with energy & fuel, all set to 100 at Sep 2021.
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See this change next to every item you actually buy. Source: BLS series APU000072620.
