The invention relates to a weather-resistant azo dye with the following general formula (I) and the preparation method and application. The invention introduces chlorinated triazine groups based on common azo dyes and then after a series of condensation reactions, a novel azo dye is obtained. The azo dye contains multiple chromogenic groups, wherein, hindered amine can absorb the infrared; DSD acid (that is, 4,4'-diaminostilbene-2,2'-disulfonic acid) can absorb the ultraviolet rays; therefore, the azo dye has good light-resistant and weather-resistant properties and can be used alone or with other dyes; the azo dye can be used in textiles, paper, leather, wood, ink-jet printing ink and other aspects, which is also a good energy transfer agent. As a result of a variety of functional groups, the azo dye of the invention has better weather-resistant performance than common azo dyes.