Price of diesel has doubled in Okanagan, Kamloops since 2025

Drivers are taking a beating at the pumps as fuel prices rise yet again, but most should be thankful they don’t need diesel.

Approaching $3 per litre for diesel in Kamloops and Kelowna, that’s almost double the price at the same time last year.

Drivers were paying an average $1.52 per litre for diesel in both cities last September, but it’s now nearly $2.90 per litre as fuel prices surge across the country, according to the BC Utilities Commission.

It’s largely due to the war in Iran squeezing world oil supplies through the Strait of Hormuz, but the BC Utilities Commission cites a drop in refinery output elsewhere in the world has also kept prices high.

The federal government has opted to extend its temporary 10-cent gas excise tax reprieve, which started in April, but prices continue to climb regardless.

A litre of regular gas is averaging $2.02 per litre across BC as of today, Sept. 25, with the lowest Thompson-Okanagan pumps staying below the two-dollar mark, according to GasBuddy.

Some Vernon gas stations are selling at around $1.86 per litre, followed by Kamloops at $1.88. It’s higher in Kelowna at a $1.97 per litre and Penticton with $1.99.

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