Spatial-temporal characteristics and risk evaluation of drought in crop growing season were analyzed by using the daily temperature and precipitation of 11 meteorological stations in west of Jilin Province from 1961 to 2013. The results showed that drought in west of Jilin Province was more serious in the west than in the east. During the growing season, drought frequency was higher on April, May and September,the lowest frequency on July. The drought in west of Jilin Province is getting into high occurrence period since the beginning of this century, the drought reached record levels. Most parts of Baicheng are the high risk areas of drought, west of Songyuan are the sub-high risk areas of drought, most parts of other area are the higher risk areas of drought. Because drought risk in most parts of western Jilin Province is higher, measures should be taken for lay stress on key points, widespread agricultural drought resistant technology vigorously, and enhancing investment in artificial precipitation in order to resistant drought scientifically.