Gas prices are rising up again in the United States, reaching highs that consumers and travelers have not seen in months.

As of Sunday, the average price of gas in the U.S. is $3.829 per gallon, almost as high as it was a year ago when the average price in the U.S. was at $4.084 per gallon. The current average price of gasoline is also up from a week ago, when the average was $3.752, as well as up from a month ago, when the average was $3.529, according to AAA.

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“Last month’s extreme heat played a role in the recent spike in gas prices due to some refineries pulling back, but now operations are getting back to normal,” said Andrew Gross, a spokesman for AAA. “Coupled with tepid demand and declining oil prices, this may help take the steam out of the tight supply price jolts we’ve seen lately.”

The average price of gas reached the $3.80 threshold on Wednesday, marking a nine-month high for U.S. gas prices. The increase is due largely to higher oil prices, which have climbed on the backs of production cuts from OPEC+ members, including Saudi Arabia, which announced it would extend its voluntary cut of 1 million barrels per day through September.

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Currently, the state with the highest average price of gas is California, where the public paid on average $5.064 per gallon on Sunday. Meanwhile, the state with the lowest average is Mississippi, with an average of $3.328 per gallon.

Gas prices peaked in June 2022, when the average price in the U.S. was at $5.016 per gallon.