Winnipeggers are getting an early Christmas gift at the gas pumps.

Prices have slipped below $1 per litre for the first time since February, sitting at 99.4 cents at many stations but as low as 96.4 cents at a handful of others.

The pump price steadily climbed through the year after being around the same mark in mid-February. They hovered above $1.20 through most of the spring and summer, peaking near $1.30 in July.

Some stations were still posting prices higher than $1 on Tuesday morning but there are better deals to be had.