Henry Hub Natural Gas Price Today
The NYMEX Henry Hub front-month futures quote in USD per MMBtu, with a source timestamp and contract month. Compare regional pricing on the Waha natural gas price page, or Europe's benchmark on the TTF gas price page.
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Regional US basis: Waha natural gas price. A value shows only when its quote is dated the same New York day as the Henry Hub quote.
October 2026 in review (as of Nov 5, 2026)
Henry Hub spot gas averaged $2.99/MMBtu in October, the lowest October average since 2024, Reuters reported on Nov 3, citing EIA data. It was not the lowest month of the past two years: on the front-month futures series this page quotes, August 2026 averaged $2.77/MMBtu and October $2.99/MMBtu.
That series rose from $2.59 on Oct 26 to $2.90 on Oct 29. The November contract expired on Oct 28 and the front month moved to December inside that window, so the move partly reflects the contract roll and is not a like-for-like rally.
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Henry Hub front-month futures history
Source-dated daily averages for the NATURAL_GAS_USD futures series, quoted in USD/MMBtu. The latest futures quote above and these daily observations have different timestamps. For physical spot prices, request the separate NATURAL_GAS_HENRY_HUB_SPOT_USD series through the natural gas API.
Henry Hub front-month futures Historical Prices
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Historical price coverage varies by commodity
Dashed lines mark NYMEX contract expiries (three business days before the delivery month), labelled with the expiring contract. The day after each one, the front-month series switches to the next contract, so a step across a dashed line can be the roll rather than a price move. Most recent: Nov 2026 expiry, 2026-10-28.
| Observation date | USD/MMBtu | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 5, 2026 | $2.95 | aggregated |
| Nov 4, 2026 | $2.91 | aggregated |
| Nov 3, 2026 | $2.89 | aggregated |
| Nov 2, 2026 | $2.89 | aggregated |
| Nov 1, 2026 | $2.90 | aggregated |
| Oct 31, 2026 | $2.90 | aggregated |
| Oct 30, 2026 | $2.90 | aggregated |
| Oct 29, 2026 | $2.93 | aggregated |
| Oct 28, 2026 | $2.76 | aggregated |
| Oct 27, 2026 | $2.64 | aggregated |
Explore the longer view on the Henry Hub historical prices page.
Regional gas hubs priced against Henry Hub
- US natural gas hubs and basis
- What is Algonquin Citygate, and why does New England gas spike in winter? Algonquin Citygate prices gas delivered into New England. Why pipeline limits make it the most volatile US hub in cold weather, and what moves its basis to Henry Hub.
- What is Eastern Gas South, and why does Appalachian gas trade at a discount? Eastern Gas South, formerly Dominion South, prices Marcellus and Utica gas in southwest Pennsylvania. Why it usually trades below Henry Hub and what narrows the gap.
- What is the Houston Ship Channel gas hub? Houston Ship Channel prices gas delivered to the industrial and power load around Houston. Where it sits between Waha and the LNG terminals, and why two published indexes for it differ.
- What is SoCal Citygate? SoCal Citygate prices gas delivered into the SoCalGas system around Los Angeles. How pipeline outages, Aliso Canyon storage limits and the gap to SoCal Border have moved it.
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Natural gas is a vital energy commodity, with Henry Hub serving as the primary delivery point for NYMEX natural gas futures contracts. Prices are quoted in dollars per million British thermal units (MMBtu).
Key Market Factors
- Weather patterns and seasonal demand
- Storage levels and inventory reports
- Production from shale gas drilling
- LNG export demand and international markets
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Natural Gas Seasonal Patterns
Winter Demand (Nov-Mar)
- Peak heating demand drives higher prices
- Weather forecasts significantly impact pricing
- Storage withdrawals increase supply pressure
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- Storage injection season with typically lower prices
- Air conditioning demand provides price support
- Hurricane season can disrupt Gulf Coast production
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the natural gas price today?
The natural gas price today is $3.01 per MMBtu (Henry Hub benchmark), updated regularly. European TTF gas prices are also available via our API.
What is the TTF gas price?
TTF (Title Transfer Facility) is the European natural gas benchmark, traded in euros per MWh. TTF gas prices are available via our API alongside Henry Hub prices. TTF is the primary benchmark for European gas trading.
How can I get gas prices via API?
Get an API key and call the REST API for Henry Hub, Dutch TTF and JKM LNG prices in JSON, each with its source timestamp.
What is the Henry Hub price today?
The Henry Hub natural gas price today is $3.01/MMBtu. Henry Hub is the US benchmark for natural gas prices, located in Louisiana. Prices are updated regularly.
Why is natural gas price volatile today?
Natural gas prices fluctuate based on weather, storage levels, production, and LNG exports. Our API provides Real-time updates to help traders react to market changes.
This page serves a U.S. natural gas benchmark price in dollars per million British thermal units. U.S. gas pricing is hub-based: the national reference is Henry Hub in Louisiana, and regional hubs trade at differentials to it that can be large and volatile. A single 'natural gas price' is therefore a simplification; the sections below state what this number is and how the published alternatives differ.
There is more than one official Henry Hub number
The U.S. Energy Information Administration publishes Henry Hub spot prices through at least three products, sourced from three different price reporters: its API and data browser carry a Refinitiv-sourced series, its Weekly Natural Gas Update quotes Natural Gas Intelligence, and its Today in Energy daily prices page quotes SNL Energy, an S&P Global company. The three visibly disagree on individual days. A citation of 'the EIA Henry Hub price' is incomplete without naming which product; we verified this divergence directly in August 2026.
The general property: even a single statistical agency can publish multiple, disagreeing values for the same named quantity when they originate from different reporters. Precision about the source chain is not pedantry; it is the difference between a reproducible number and an ambiguous one.
Spot, futures and the expiry rhythm
NYMEX Henry Hub futures expire three business days before the first day of the delivery month - closer to delivery than WTI crude, which stops trading around ten days before its delivery month begins. During any calendar month, the contract bearing that month's name has already stopped trading. Feeds that continue to quote it are echoing, not reporting. Our pipeline excludes contracts their own market has dropped; the natural gas futures codes carry each delivery month separately.
Seasonality dominates the gas curve more than most commodities: winter delivery months structurally price above summer ones, so a contango reading in gas often reflects the calendar rather than a storage signal. Comparing a summer front month against a winter sixth month measures the seasons as much as the market.
Regional basis: the same molecule, very different prices
Regional hubs price gas where it is produced or consumed, and pipeline constraints can detach them dramatically from Henry Hub. The starkest case on this site is the Waha hub in the Permian basin, where local oversupply against limited takeaway capacity has at times pushed prices negative - producers paying for gas to be removed. The Henry Hub and Waha pages on this site document those mechanics; the basis between any regional hub and Henry Hub is itself a traded signal.
Natural Gas FAQ
Is this the same as the Henry Hub price?
This page serves NATURAL_GAS_USD, the NYMEX Henry Hub front-month futures quote, not a Henry Hub physical spot assessment. EIA's daily Henry Hub spot is a separate code, NATURAL_GAS_HENRY_HUB_SPOT_USD, and even official Henry Hub spot publications differ from each other depending on which price reporter supplied the figure.
Why does the gas futures curve almost always slope upward into winter?
Storage costs and heating demand make winter delivery structurally more valuable. That seasonal shape is normal and does not by itself indicate the oversupply signal that contango implies in non-seasonal commodities. Curve readings in gas should be interpreted against the calendar.