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The coolant comes from the engine at it's hottest through the top radiator hose, cooling as it goes lower and lower in the radiator until it comes out the bottom radiator hose at it's coolest temperature and back into the engine.

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Q: Why is the top radiator hose hotter than the lower Is it normal for the top hose to be two to three times hotter?
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