Gasoline prices in the metro Atlanta area are averaging $3.86 per gallon after a price hike of 10.3 cents in the past week.

Nationally, the average price increased 7.1 cents per gallon in the past week, to $3.92 per gallon, according to gasbuddy.com. Check Covington area gas prices here.

What you're paying for gas is $1.06 per gallon than a year ago in the Atlanta area, and 36.1 cents higher than last month, according to gasbuddy. The national average is $1.01 per gallon higher than last year at this time and 29.2 cents per gallon higher than last month.