The analysis of the characteristics and occurrence regularity of drought in Xiangjiang River basin can provide a scientific basis for drought mitigation. Based on 1961～2018 daily precipitation data collected from 14 meteorological stations in Xiangjiang River basin, drought assessment indexes such as percentage of precipitation anomalies, drought frequency, drought intensity and proportion of the stations were used to analyze spatial and temporal characteristics of drought in Xiangjiang River basin in recent 58 years. The annual drought mainly occurred in the south of the basin and the drought area showed a slight decrease while the drought intensity slightly increased.The characteristics of drought were different significantly reflecting on the seasonal scale. The risk of spring drought was the smallest, but there was a tendency to become dry. The summer drought risk was relatively large and mostly occurred in the northeast and south of Xiangjiang River basin. The intensity and area of summer drought slightly decreased. The risk of autumn drought was the largest and mostly occurred in the central and southern regions. The autumn drought area slightly increased and the drought intensity slightly weakened, and the winter drought risk was higher than that of spring. Winter drought area and intensity showed an increasing tendency. Drought area and intensity decreased from January to June, while the drought area and intensity increased first and then decreased from July to December, and the drought risk was the highest in October.