Turbidity is one of the key factors that affect the underwater light climate and nutrient circulation, and its change is closely related to the evolution of aquatic ecosystem. Based on the turbidity data at the two sites near Jinshu and Shangshan Village in Gonghu Bay of Lake Taihu from 2015 to 2016 and the hourly wind field measurement in Dongshan weather station, the effects of wind speed, wind direction and wind duration on turbidity was analyzed with quantile regression technique. The results show as follows. In large shallow lakes where wind as the primary driving force, the turbidity change frequency in spring and autumn is higher than that in summer and winter, with spring as the most prominent. The change of water turbidity in winter is more obvious than that in summer. The variability of wind field (the speed, direction and duration), particularly the wind speed, is the key factor regulating turbidity. The wind direction can affect the turbidity by the correction of the wind speed. The correction can be characterized by a trigonometric function. The turbidity was mainly affected by the northern wind, and followed by the east-west wind. The influence of the south wind is the weakest. The change of turbidity is influenced by the wind field preceding measurement time, and the valid wind duration is about 2-10 hours. This study developed a model elucidating the influence of wind speed, wind direction and wind duration on the turbidity, which is helpful to clarify the mechanism on turbidity variation in Lake Taihu.