The invention provides a dehumidification air conditioner and a dehumidification method. The air conditioner comprises a compressor, a four-way valve, an outdoor
heat exchanger, a first throttling device and an indoor
heat exchanger, wherein the compressor, the four-way valve, the outdoor
heat exchanger, the first throttling device and the indoor heat exchanger are connected in series through a
refrigeration pipeline. The indoor heat exchanger comprises an
evaporator and a recooler, wherein the
evaporator and the recooler are connected in series, the recooler is adjacent to the first throttling device, and a second throttling device and a third throttling device connected in parallel are arranged between the
evaporator and the recooler. In the dehumidification mode, when the indoor temperature is higher than the upper
limit value of the set temperature, the air conditioner is set to be in the cooling and dehumidifying mode, and the indoor temperature is lowered simultaneously when dehumidifying is carried out; when the indoor temperature is lower than the
lower limit value of the set temperature, the air conditioner is set to be in the heating and dehumidifying mode, and the indoor temperature is increased simultaneously when dehumidifying is carried out. The air conditioner enables the indoor temperature to be maintained with the range close to the set temperature value when carrying out dehumidification, and therefore a comfortable indoor environment can be realized.