The invention discloses a control method for automatic parachute landing recovery of an unmanned aerial vehicle. A horizontal wind speed and a wind direction in air are estimated by fully utilizing information such as an air speed, a ground speed, a pitching angle, a course angle and the like; based on the estimation, a parachute opening point is calculated according to the centre of a recovery field; and lateral partial moment is controlled through an aileron and the flight height is controlled through an elevator, so that an airplane is guided and controlled to reach the parachute opening point so as to finish the control over the parachute landing recovery. By using the control method for the automatic parachute landing recovery, the recovery accuracy of the airplane after the parachute is opened in the presence of wind can be improved; and the method more adapts to the recovery requirement of complex environments so as to improve the safety for the recovery of the airplane.