The invention relates to a catalyst for lowering the regeneration temperature of a diesel particulate filter (DPF) and a preparation method of the catalyst, and belongs to the technical field of catalyst preparation. The catalyst comprises a carrier and a coating layer on the carrier, wherein precious metal is loaded in the coating layer, the coating amount of the coating layer is 5-20g/L, and thecoating amount of the precious metal is 0.1-1.1g/L. When coating is carried out, one or more of gamma-aluminium oxide, Ce, Zr, Mg, Mn, La, Ti and oxides or composite oxides of the above materials aremade into precious-metal-free slurry, and the precious metal Pt and Pd are added into the precious-metal-free slurry to prepare the precious metal slurry. When coating is carried out, coating is carried out for one time from the gas outlet end of the DPF to the direction of the gas inlet end of the DPF. After drying is carried out, second coating is carried out from the gas inlet end of the DPF to the gas outlet end of the DPF. The catalyst has the characteristics of simple material and easy operation, and the prepared DPF has lower regeneration temperature and prolonged service life.