What is the current gas price in Kelowna?

As of July 2026, the average price of regular gasoline in Kelowna is 178.5 cents per litre, +24.4% year-over-year, according to Natural Resources Canada's by-city retail price survey.

Where does the data come from?

Prices are from Natural Resources Canada's by-city retail fuel price survey for Kelowna, BC, with monthly averages tracked since January 2019.

Kelowna Gas Prices — July 2026: 178.5¢/L

Q: Why are gas prices so high in Kelowna?

At 178.5 cents/L, Kelowna's pump price breaks down as crude oil 66.3 cents/L (37.1%), refining margin 86.7 cents/L (48.6%), taxes 23.0 cents/L (12.9%), and marketing margin 2.5 cents/L (1.4%). The refining margin is the largest variable component and the main driver of high prices. Source: Natural Resources Canada.

Regular gasoline price, monthly history, and where every litre goes. Updated July 2026 · Source: Natural Resources Canada

Kelowna regular gasoline averaged 178.5 cents per litre in July 2026, +24.4% year-over-year, according to Natural Resources Canada's by-city retail price survey. Of that 178.5 cents, crude oil accounts for 66.3 cents/L (37.1%), refining margin 86.7 cents/L (48.6%), taxes 23.0 cents/L (12.9%), and marketing margin 2.5 cents/L (1.4%). The refining margin — the spread between crude cost and wholesale gasoline — is the largest variable component in Kelowna's pump price. Monthly averages have been tracked since January 2019, giving a multi-year baseline for seasonal comparison.

Current Price

178.5

cents/L

Current Price trend chart data
Point	Value
1	114.2
2	122.7
3	132.8
4	139.3
5	141.3
6	139.2
7	134
8	135
9	132.2
10	127.3
11	123.5
12	128.1
13	130.7
14	124.5
15	108.8
16	90.9
17	106.4
18	114.9
19	114.9
20	114.9
21	113.8
22	109.9
23	108.1
24	110.1
25	118
26	126.7
27	133.8
28	137.3
29	137.8
30	141.3
31	152
32	153.8
33	149.6
34	152.9
35	153.1
36	143.6
37	150.9
38	157.9
39	186.6
40	183.1
41	199.8
42	214.7
43	206.7
44	180.4
45	177.1
46	195.5
47	177.8
48	155.1
49	164.3
50	162.3
51	168
52	174.5
53	171.5
54	177
55	170.8
56	179.5
57	176.7
58	172
59	165.8
60	154.7
61	149.2
62	158.7
63	165.9
64	175.7
65	171.2
66	170.2
67	176.8
68	173.8
69	162.6
70	159.9
71	158.4
72	156.3
73	164.3
74	168
75	160.5
76	141.3
77	144.2
78	142.4
79	143.5
80	148.5
81	142.8
82	139.8
83	142.4
84	132.2
85	135.4
86	134.2
87	168
88	180.3
89	191.4
90	172.6
91	178.5

Month-over-Month

+3.4%

Year-over-Year

+24.4%

Tax per Litre

23.0

cents/L

Kelowna gas price history: 2019 to present

Kelowna Regular Gas — Monthly Average (cents/L)

Kelowna Regular Gas — Monthly Average (cents/L) trend chart data
Date	Value
2019-01	114.2
2019-02	122.7
2019-03	132.8
2019-04	139.3
2019-05	141.3
2019-06	139.2
2019-07	134.0
2019-08	135.0
2019-09	132.2
2019-10	127.3
2019-11	123.5
2019-12	128.1
2020-01	130.7
2020-02	124.5
2020-03	108.8
2020-04	90.9
2020-05	106.4
2020-06	114.9
2020-07	114.9
2020-08	114.9
2020-09	113.8
2020-10	109.9
2020-11	108.1
2020-12	110.1
2021-01	118.0
2021-02	126.7
2021-03	133.8
2021-04	137.3
2021-05	137.8
2021-06	141.3
2021-07	152.0
2021-08	153.8
2021-09	149.6
2021-10	152.9
2021-11	153.1
2021-12	143.6
2022-01	150.9
2022-02	157.9
2022-03	186.6
2022-04	183.1
2022-05	199.8
2022-06	214.7
2022-07	206.7
2022-08	180.4
2022-09	177.1
2022-10	195.5
2022-11	177.8
2022-12	155.1
2023-01	164.3
2023-02	162.3
2023-03	168.0
2023-04	174.5
2023-05	171.5
2023-06	177.0
2023-07	170.8
2023-08	179.5
2023-09	176.7
2023-10	172.0
2023-11	165.8
2023-12	154.7
2024-01	149.2
2024-02	158.7
2024-03	165.9
2024-04	175.7
2024-05	171.2
2024-06	170.2
2024-07	176.8
2024-08	173.8
2024-09	162.6
2024-10	159.9
2024-11	158.4
2024-12	156.3
2025-01	164.3
2025-02	168.0
2025-03	160.5
2025-04	141.3
2025-05	144.2
2025-06	142.4
2025-07	143.5
2025-08	148.5
2025-09	142.8
2025-10	139.8
2025-11	142.4
2025-12	132.2
2026-01	135.4
2026-02	134.2
2026-03	168.0
2026-04	180.3
2026-05	191.4
2026-06	172.6
2026-07	178.5

Why is gas so expensive in Kelowna?

Where Your Gas Money Goes

Refining margin is the largest swing component in Kelowna's pump price breakdown — taxes are only one part of the per-litre total.

Crude66.3 cents/L (37.1%)

Refining margin86.7 cents/L (48.6%)

Marketing margin2.5 cents/L (1.4%)

Taxes23.0 cents/L (12.9%)

About This Data

Gas prices are sourced from Natural Resources Canada by-city retail price data for Kelowna regular gasoline. The series uses monthly average prices and the NRCan tax, refining margin, marketing margin, and crude component breakdown, updated each month under the Open Government Licence — Canada.