The invention discloses a system for the real-time monitoring and prediction of soil moisture content, and a detection method for the soil moisture content. The system comprises a monitoring module and a prediction module. The monitoring module comprises a detection system, a data collector, a wireless transmitter, and a data receiver. The detection system comprises at least two detectors, and the detectors comprise a soil moisture content detector disposed at a to-be-detected point, a precipitation detector, a ground surface wind speed detector, a ground surface temperature detector, a ground temperature detector, and a ground surface air moisture detector. The data collector is connected with the detection system, and the detection system enables the detected data to be transmitted to the data collector and to be transmitted to the data receiver through the wireless transmitter. The prediction module comprises a comprehensive cloud computing platform and an information publishing and self-determining inquiry platform. The comprehensive cloud computing platform is connected with the data receiver, and receives the detection data transmitted by the data receiver. After processing, the detection data is transmitted to the information publishing and self-determining inquiry platform. The system is simple in operation, is stable in performance, is safe in data, is diversified in function, and is high in adaptability.