Gas prices may be offering drivers a Christmas gift as they steadily decline and the price per gallon averages around $3.13 nationally.

The lower prices come as drivers saw a drop at the pump from a national average of around $3.40 per gallon in November to $3.24 per gallon in early December, according to AAA.

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Experts are now suggesting that prices at the pump may continue to fall.

“Historically, crude oil tends to drop nearly 30 percent from late September into early winter with gasoline prices trailing the play,” AAA spokesman Andrew Gross said. “More than half of all U.S. fuel locations have gasoline below $3 per gallon. By the end of the year, the national average may dip that low as well.”

In late November, the OPEC and its allies announced voluntary cuts of production totaling about 2.2 million barrels per day for early next year.

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On Tuesday, California had the highest average of $4.70 per gallon, giving consumers in the Golden State the gift of a 37-cent reprieve since November.

Texas had the lowest average of $2.60 per gallon on Tuesday, a 21-cent drop since last month.