The utility model belongs to the technical field of manual welding of electric soldering irons, particularly relates to a flow guide type welding head for an electric soldering iron, and aims to overcome the shortcomings of difficulty in control over the flow direction of soldering tin due to the smooth surface of a tapered welding head. The flow guide type welding head for the electric soldering iron comprises a flow guide type welding head, a cambered surface and a U-shaped groove, wherein the cambered surface and the U-shaped groove are milled at the front end of the flow guide type welding head. The flow guide type welding head for the electric soldering iron is simple in structure, high in manufacturability and efficiency and stable in welding quality, and has low possibility of being damaged by long-term contact with an electronic component during welding.