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How hot is Venus?
Venus is incredibly hot, with surface temperatures reaching around 465 degrees Celsius. To put that in perspective, that's hot enough to melt lead! This extreme heat is a direct result of its runaway greenhouse effect, where a thick blanket of carbon dioxide traps the sun's warmth, making it the hottest planet in our solar system.
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