The invention discloses a system and a method for positioning a noise source. The method comprises the following steps of: adjusting the position and focal length of a camera until a taken image comprises a region to be detected, and storing an image which is taken as a background image into an upper computer; fixing a light source on a sound intensity probe which is connected with a data acquirer; endowing the image which is taken by the camera with the color of a light source by filtering; moving the sound intensity probe, and scanning on the surface of the region to be detected at constant speed; outputting a trigger signal by a pulse signal generator, continuously taking images by the camera, recording a motion image of the light source, recording the trigger signal and an acoustic signal by the data acquirer, and synchronizing the acoustic signal and image taking time; after detection is finished, processing the image, and thus obtaining the position of the light source in a picture; extracting the acoustic signal, and thus obtaining acoustic physical quantity information at a corresponding moment; dividing the region to be detected into triangular units, wherein nodes are the positions of the light source, which are acquired at all moments, and the acquired acoustic physical quantity serves as a cloud picture measuring value; and acquiring a sound field cloud picture, and displaying the sound field cloud picture. The invention has the advantages of quick positioning, accurate measurement and high accuracy.