Launceston P98 price forecast

As of Tue 10 Nov, Launceston P98 averages 268.7 c/L, and FuelRadar expects little change by Tue 17 Nov (estimate 268.7 c/L). No weekday has been reliably cheaper over the last 11 full weeks; the cheapest station, United Newnham, is 258.9 c/L, 9.8 c/L under the average.

P98Outlook updated

Likely steady

Estimate only (yesterday's outlook): little change expected by Tue 17 Nov. Over the last 55 days, 7-day estimates missed by 5.5 c/L on average; "no change" missed by 5.5 c/L.
City average (estimate) · 268.7 c/L
Last 7 days From 272.5 on Mon 2 Nov
Expected by 268.7 c/L

Cheapest of 14 stations: 258.9 c/L at United Newnham · Updated

No day in the next 7 is estimated below today's 268.7 c/L.

Alert me below 257.9

P98: last 30 days and the next 7

P98: last 30 days and the next 7. Reported history begins at 277.6 c/L on 11 Oct 2026. The forecast moves from 268.7 c/L on 10 Nov 2026 to 268.7 c/L on 17 Nov 2026.

Source: FuelRadar (fuelradar.com.au)

Reported city daily averageEstimate with likely range

Reported city averages to Mon 9 Nov, then the FuelRadar Launceston estimate dated Mon 9 Nov with its likely range shaded.

Day by day

Each day’s likely range and estimate, with the change from today’s 268.7 c/L (dashed line).

  1. Same as today (estimate)268.7
  2. Same as today (estimate)268.7
  3. Same as today (estimate)268.7
  4. Same as today (estimate)268.7
  5. Same as today (estimate)268.7
  6. Same as today (estimate)268.7
  7. Same as today (estimate)268.7

Launceston prices are typical right now

The city average of 268.7 c/L sits inside the usual range of 234.4 to 273.8 c/L for the last 90 days. That is higher than on 57% of the last 90 days.

Launceston P98 forecast explained

What usually happens next

Launceston has no regular price cycle, so the estimate follows the recent trend in its daily averages. That leaves it about level by .

What could change it

Wholesale and crude signals: the national wholesale petrol price fell 13.7 c/L to 211.5 c/L over the five days to , and Brent crude fell 5.1% to US$98.32 a barrel. The estimate does not use them directly.

Capital cities

Each capital's latest city daily average and its call; each row opens that city's forecast. City daily averages, not station prices. Averages dated Mon 9 Nov.

Capital cities
CapitalAverage (c/L)Price cycleCall
Sydney251.8Cycle paused250.0 by Tue 17 Nov
Melbourne254.1Cycle paused252.1 by Tue 17 Nov
Brisbane252.7Cycle paused250.7 by Tue 17 Nov
Perth242.5 (lowest)Falling since its peak · 4 days since the 256.6 peak230.8 by Tue 17 Nov
Adelaide242.9Cycle paused240.4 by Tue 17 Nov
Canberra267.7Cycle paused267.7 by Tue 17 Nov
Darwin275.3Cycle paused275.5 by Tue 17 Nov
Hobart264.0Cycle paused262.8 by Tue 17 Nov

When is P98 cheapest in Launceston?

No weekday was the cheapest in most of the last 11 full weeks to : the P98 weekday averages in Launceston were within 0.7 c/L of each other once the overall price movement is removed.

When is P98 cheapest in Launceston?
90-day low230.2 c/LFri 14 Aug
Today against the 90-day low+38.5 c/LCity average 268.7 c/L on Mon 9 Nov

From 90 days of Launceston P98 city daily averages to Mon 9 Nov.

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How accurate is the forecast?

Forecast miss, 7 days ahead
4.99 c/L
"Prices stay the same"
4.99 c/L

Source: FuelRadar (fuelradar.com.au)

The week-ahead forecast has not yet beaten "prices stay the same", so every estimate is labelled "Estimate only" with its average miss.

From 270 checks of the seven-day estimate against the reported city daily average, beside assuming prices stay the same over the same days.

Average miss by days ahead, beside assuming prices stay the same
AheadMissNo changeResult
Next day0.850.85About the same as no change
3 days ahead2.302.30About the same as no change
7 days ahead4.994.99About the same as no change
14 days ahead7.837.83About the same as no change
Average miss in c/L over each horizon's replay checks. The 7-day row decides whether the call names a direction.
How we check accuracy

Launceston forecast graphics for news

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How we forecast

FuelRadar has helped Australian drivers find cheaper fuel since 2020. Each estimate starts from Launceston's reported daily city averages and how they have moved recently. A city daily average is FuelRadar's scheduled morning average of the city's reported station prices, the figure this page quotes for every capital. Where a city has a regular price cycle, the estimate projects that cycle; elsewhere it follows the recent trend, blended with the latest dated wholesale price change. The likely range widens with each day ahead.

Next-day estimates missed by 0.8 c/L on average, no better than assuming prices stay the same (0.8 c/L).

56 days checked · 15 Sept to 9 Nov

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Forecast questions

When will P98 prices go down in Launceston?

Estimate only (yesterday's outlook): P98 in Launceston is estimated to change little, to 268.7 c/L by Tue 17 Nov (likely 263.0–286.9), from 268.7 c/L estimated for Tue 10 Nov. Over the last 55 days, 7-day estimates missed by 5.5 c/L on average; "no change" missed by 5.5 c/L. The dated 30-day forecast shows a likely range, not a promised low date. Check current station prices before changing when you fill.

What is the best day to buy P98 in Launceston?

No weekday was consistently cheaper in Launceston over the last 11 full weeks to Sun 8 Nov once the overall price movement is removed: the weekday averages were within 0.7 c/L of each other.

How accurate is FuelRadar Australia's P98 price outlook?

Not accurate enough yet to tell you to fill or wait, so we don't. Each estimate shows its likely range. From 15 Sept to 9 Nov our next-day P98 forecasts for Launceston were off by 0.8 c/L on average over 56 days checked. Assuming prices wouldn't move was just as close.

What were the lowest and highest P98 prices in Launceston in the last 90 days?

Since Wed 12 Aug, the Launceston P98 city daily average ranged from 230.2 c/L on Fri 14 Aug to 277.7 c/L on Sat 10 Oct. It was 268.7 c/L on Mon 9 Nov.

Will p98 prices go up tomorrow in Launceston?

Estimate only: FuelRadar's Launceston estimate for Wed 11 Nov is 268.7 c/L, the same as the 268.7 c/L estimated for Tue 10 Nov. Next-day estimates for Launceston missed by 0.8 c/L on average over 56 days checked, about the same as assuming prices stay the same. Check current station prices before you wait to fill.

When will diesel prices go down in Launceston?

Diesel does not usually follow the petrol price cycle, so there is no regular low to wait for. The Launceston diesel city daily average was 282.3 c/L on Mon 9 Nov, down 7.6 c/L over 30 days. The national wholesale diesel price fell 9.7 c/L over the five days to Fri 6 Nov. FuelRadar names no date for a fall: the Launceston diesel forecast gives its day-by-day estimate and likely range.

How often is the outlook updated?

We update the forecast overnight. For anything that changed today, check the map. While the update runs, we may show the previous forecast with its date.

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