The invention relates to a liquid helium level gauge, comprising a holding member, a slender member and a special temperature sensing color-varying coating; the holding member is installed at the first end of the slender member; the special temperature sensing color-varying coating is coated on the side surface of the slender member along the length direction of the slender member; the color of the special temperature sensing color-varying coating when at normal temperature is different from that in liquid helium; preferably, the special temperature sensing color-varying coating is stratified silicate coating; the cross section of the slender member is arc-shaped, L-shaped, H-shaped, round, elliptic, semicircular, rectangular, and the like; the special temperature sensing color-varying coating is coated on at least one side surface of the slender member; the side surface of the slender member is provided with a scale label extended from the second end of the slender member to the first end axially. The invention further provides a method for measuring liquid helium level using the liquid helium level gauge. The liquid helium level gauge has smart design, simple structure and convenient use, and is capable of quickly and accurately measuring the liquid helium level; and the liquid helium level gauge is applied to large-scale popularization and application.