Average gas bill in California
$61a month, on average
$732 over the 12 months April 2025 – March 2026 for a typical residential natural gas customer: total spending divided by 11,428,636 customers (2024 count).
In context
- Previous 12 months
- $737(−0.7%)
- U.S. average
- $1,023 (−28.4%)
- Gas used per year
- 32.9 Mcf ≈ 341 therms
- Latest price (Aug 2026)
- $21.25/Mcf
- Last winter’s price
- $22.63/Mcf $2.18/therm
14th lowest yearly gas bill of 51 states and D.C.
Month by month
The winter months (November–March) made up 58% of the year’s gas spending. The highest bill was $112 in December 2025; the lowest $33 in September 2025.
Show the numbers
| Month | Gas per customer | Price | Average bill |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 2025 | 2.96 Mcf | $21.43/Mcf | $63.50 |
| May 2025 | 2.13 Mcf | $20.98/Mcf | $44.79 |
| June 2025 | 1.96 Mcf | $21.48/Mcf | $42.03 |
| July 2025 | 1.78 Mcf | $22.17/Mcf | $39.52 |
| August 2025 | 1.65 Mcf | $22.09/Mcf | $36.36 |
| September 2025 | 1.53 Mcf | $21.89/Mcf | $33.48 |
| October 2025 | 2.04 Mcf | $21.81/Mcf | $44.53 |
| November 2025 | 2.97 Mcf | $22.19/Mcf | $65.90 |
| December 2025 | 4.71 Mcf | $23.78/Mcf | $111.95 |
| January 2026 | 4.73 Mcf | $22.96/Mcf | $108.61 |
| February 2026 | 3.91 Mcf | $22.45/Mcf | $87.76 |
| March 2026 | 2.56 Mcf | $20.72/Mcf | $53.10 |
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Why the price per Mcf jumps in summer
EIA’s residential price is total revenue divided by gas delivered. Utilities charge a fixed monthly customer fee, so in summer, when households burn little gas, that fee is spread over a small volume and the price per Mcf looks high ($21.25 in August 2026). The winter price, $22.63 per Mcf for Nov 2025 – Mar 2026, is closer to what each extra unit of heat costs.
Gas or a heat pump in California?
At last winter’s gas price and this year’s electricity rate (32.6¢ per kWh), heat from a 90%-efficient gas furnace costs $24.27 per million Btu and from a heat pump with a seasonal COP of 2.5 about $38.19. Gas is the cheaper heat here at current prices. Compare every fuel in California.
Source and method
U.S. Energy Information Administration: residential natural gas price (series N3010CA3), residential consumption (N3010CA2) and number of residential consumers (NA1501_SCA_8). Average bill = consumption per customer × average price, month by month. EIA withholds some months for some states; the 12-month window above is the latest with every month reported. Page rebuilt November 4, 2026.