In January 2026, they carried about 116,000 valid trips a day. The average ride ran 3.4 miles and lasted 17 minutes.
Open-Meteo modeled 7.44 inches of snowfall. Yellow taxis logged 43,563 valid trips, about 59% below the other January Sundays.
Flights nearly stopped. JFK cancelled 89% of departures and 96% of arrivals; LaGuardia cancelled 91% and 99%. In a city that never sleeps, the taxi map finally looked tired.
Most January days followed a familiar taxi rhythm. January 25 sits apart: the snowiest day in the file and the lowest pickup count of the month.
Blue columns show snowfall. The dark line shows valid yellow taxi trips.