The invention relates to the technical field of production of m-phenylenediamine and particularly discloses a method for purifying m-phenylenediamine. The method for purifying m-phenylenediamine is characterized by comprising the following steps: continuously feeding pre-molten m-phenylenediamine ash into a rectifying tower to be rectified, and extracting partial liquid through an extraction pipe; directly injecting the extracted m-phenylenediamine into a crystallizer, heating until the m-phenylenediamine is totally molten, cooling, crystallizing and cooling, draining the mother solution by a drain valve of the crystallizer, feeding to the next-stage crystallizer to be continuously molten and crystallized, wherein the operation process is the same as that in the previous step; and collecting the feed liquid obtained by multistage melting and crystallizing, cooling and slicing in an inert protection atmosphere, thereby obtaining the finished purified m-phenylenediamine product. According to the m-phenylenediamine purified by the method disclosed by the invention, the content of the impurity, namely diaminotoluene, in the m-phenylenediamine is less than 50ppm, the requirements on synthesis of aramid fibers 1313 and other high-purity applications can be met, the principle is scientific, the utilization rate of the materials is improved, the separation energy consumption and equipment investment are reduced, and the method is green and economical.