The invention discloses a nanorod-like low-temperature denitration catalyst. TiO2 of anatase is taken as a carrier and manganite is taken as an active component; the length-diameter ratio of nanorod is (10 to 20):1. The nanorod-like low-temperature denitration catalyst is prepared by adopting an improved sol-gel method and is particularly prepared by the following steps of firstly, uniformly mixing and stirring tetra-n-butyl titanate, ethanol, acetic acid and ethyl acetoacetate, adding a template agent for fully stirring, dropping a manganese acetate solution into a mixed solution, and dropping while stirring; after the dropping is finished, continuously stirring, and then heating an obtained solution in a water bath to obtain a gel substance; drying the gel substance, performing roasting treatment on the dried gel substance, and finally performing ultraviolet radiation on a product to obtain a final product. Compared with a traditional MnOx / TiO2 low-temperature denitration catalyst, the nanorod-like low-temperature denitration catalyst prepared by a preparation method disclosed by the invention has the characteristics of better nanorod-like structure, greater specific surface area, more Lewis acid sites, higher lattice oxygen content, high removal rate of nitrogen oxide and the like.