Gas prices have risen above $5 a gallon in California as the Southwest and the rest of America feel the impact of the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran.
The average at the Golden State's pumps hit $5.16 a gallon Sunday and increased to $5.20 Monday, according to AAA. That's an increase of 54 cents from the March 2 average of $4.66 a gallon in California, which consistently has had the most expensive gas in the U.S. for several years.
Similar increases were seen elsewhere in the Southwest. In Arizona, prices were up from $3.32 on March 2 to $3.86 on Monday. Colorado saw prices rise from $2.89 on March 2 to $3.41 on Monday. And Nevadans saw their gas average rise from $3.70 on March 2 to $4.21 on Monday.
California consistently has the nation's highest prices, and the national average nearly passed the $3.50 per gallon average.
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