Under the background of climate change, the increase of the frequency and intensity of extreme precipitation events directly affects regional ecological security. Analyzing the tempo-spatial variation characteristics of extreme precipitation is of great significance for regional risk assessment. Based on the daily precipitation data of 22 meteorological stations in Shanxi Province from 1960 to 2019, 12 extreme precipitation indices were selected, the tempo-spatial variation characteristics of extreme precipitation in Shanxi Province during past 60 years were studied by using the methods of linear trend analysis, Mann-Kendall trend test, mutation analysis, Morlet wavelet analysis and Inverse Distance Weighted (IDW) interpolation. The results showed that: (1) A trend of drought was detected in Shanxi Province, and the number of rainfall days (R1MM) exhibited a significant downward trend. (2) Some extreme precipitation indices experienced a mutation around the 1970s, meanwhile, a significantly downward trend was detected after the mutation. (3) The variation of extreme precipitation had the main cycle of about 17 years, some indices had periodic changes around 7~8 years or 4~5 years. (4) The southwestern part of Shanxi Province showed a trend of drought, while the extreme precipitation events in northwestern part showed an increasing trend. The results of this study provided references for the implementation of countermeasures in response to extreme precipitation events in Shanxi Province.